Chanticleer and the Fox

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Title Chanticleer and the Fox
Chanticleer and the Fox
Author Barbara Cooney
Illustrator Barbara Cooney
Country United States
Genre(s) Children's picture book
Publisher Crowell
Released 1958

In the children's book Chanticleer and the Fox, Barbara Cooney adapted the story of The Nun's Priest's Tale from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and illustrated it. Released by Crowell in 1958, it was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1959.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ American Library Association: Caldecott Medal Winners, 1938 - Present. URL accessed 12 March 2007.
Preceded by
Time of Wonder
Caldecott Medal recipient
1959
Succeeded by
Nine Days to Christmas