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Brave Chicken Little

In this retelling of the classic tale Chicken Little, Byrd does an excellent job in illustrating the various animals who believe the sky is falling.  His attention to the minutest detail is very pleasing to the eye.  This is the typical story with a slightly different ending.  Here, Foxy Loxy manages to get the group to his house and locks them up waiting to be cooked in a stew.  Chicken Little escapes and makes Foxy Loxy believe the sky really is falling by throwing apples on his head.  Foxy Loxy and his family run to tell the king thereby allowing the others to escape, who then run home.  This version does seem more believable than that of Steven Kellogg which was published in 1985.  This version makes a great replacement.