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Beaky Barnes
Egg on the Loose
2023
First Published
3.53
Average Rating
128
Number of Pages

The man wanted an egg. The woman wanted a business. The chicken? Well, the chicken just wanted some respect. What happens when their stories collide? Caldecott Honor winner David Ezra Stein takes readers on a slapstick journey in his debut graphic novel! All the policeman wanted was an egg to go in his sandwich, so he heads to the cafe. The problem? The town is entirely out of eggs, and the local chef is panicked. Luckily, he spots a lovely duo having lunch: a woman and a chicken. It's his lucky day. But when the woman and chicken have a fight over an offensive business arrangement (chicken-pulled coach service, anyone?), chaos ensues. With a chicken on the run, and a policeman and woman in hot pursuit, three stories emerge with hilarious results! With laugh-out-loud madcap comedy on every page, David Ezra Stein's (Caldecott Honor winner of Interrupting Chicken) signature humor is on full display in this debut graphic novel!

Avg Rating
3.53
Number of Ratings
144
5 STARS
19%
4 STARS
29%
3 STARS
39%
2 STARS
10%
1 STARS
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Author

David Ezra Stein
Author · 20 books
David Ezra Stein is an author-illustrator whose previous books include LEAVES, winner of an Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award. He lives in Kew Gardens, New York.
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