FROM SARAH:

Barbara Cooney's Caldecott Award-winning book. This Chaucer retelling is among my all-time favorite picture books. Perfect for a Middle Ages study, a farmyard study, or when you just want to snuggle in with a darn good story. This is an RAR Premium Family Book Club pick for spring 2024.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

King of the barnyard, Chanticleer struts about all day. When a fox bursts into his domain, dupes him into crowing, and then grabs him in a viselike grip, Chanticleer must do some quick thinking to save himself and his barnyard kingdom.

FROM SARAH:

I love Marcia Williams's comic-strip books that make classics oh-so approachable.

FROM THE PUBLISHER:

Travel back to Medieval England and join Chaucer and his band of Canterbury pilgrims in this wonderful introduction to one of Britain's greatest literary legacies. These nine well-loved tales, from a host of colourful characters - the Knight, the Miller, the Reeve, the Wife of Bath, the Summoner, the Clerk, the Franklin, the Pardoner and the Nun's Priest - are brought to life with Marcia Williams' trademark witty, comic-strip art, allowing this classic text to be enjoyed by all ages.

FROM SARAH:

Geraldine McCaughrean is a master storyteller, and her retellings of classics for children are where she especially shines! Given the nature of the stories within The Canterbury Tales, I generally suggest this book for middle school and up, though I think you could read it aloud with kids slightly younger than that.

FROM THE PUBLISHER: 

Chaucer's classic retold for children.