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Complete Cranky Chicken Collection (Boxed Set)
Cranky Chicken; Party Animals; Crankosaurus; The Cranky-Verse; Candy Queen
Part of Cranky Chicken
Illustrated by Katherine Battersby
Table of Contents
About The Book
All five laugh-out-loud chapter graphic novels with Cranky Chicken and Speedy the worm are now together in one collectible paper over board boxed set sure to delight fans of Narwhal and Jelly and The Bad Guys!
Cranky beak.
Cranky, scratchy feet.
That is one CRANKY cranky chicken.
Zoom! Zip! Sproing!
That is one speedy worm.
When Cranky Chicken meets Speedy, the worm who won’t take “go away” for an answer, something unexpected happens: They become Best Feathered Friends. Well…eventually.
Young readers will love seeing this mismatched friendship grow over the course of five charmingly zany volumes as Chicken and Speedy become BFFs (best feathered friends) and learn how to be there for each other along the way.
This brightly colored paper over board boxed set includes:
Cranky Chicken
Party Animals
Crankosaurus
The Cranky-Verse
Candy Queen
Cranky beak.
Cranky, scratchy feet.
That is one CRANKY cranky chicken.
Zoom! Zip! Sproing!
That is one speedy worm.
When Cranky Chicken meets Speedy, the worm who won’t take “go away” for an answer, something unexpected happens: They become Best Feathered Friends. Well…eventually.
Young readers will love seeing this mismatched friendship grow over the course of five charmingly zany volumes as Chicken and Speedy become BFFs (best feathered friends) and learn how to be there for each other along the way.
This brightly colored paper over board boxed set includes:
Cranky Chicken
Party Animals
Crankosaurus
The Cranky-Verse
Candy Queen
About The Author
Photograph by John W. MacDonald
Katherine Battersby is the critically acclaimed children’s author and illustrator of a number of children’s books, including the Cranky Chicken series, Perfect Pigeons, and Squish Rabbit, a CBC Children’s Choice Book. Her books have received glowing reviews in The New York Times and starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and have been shortlisted for numerous Australian awards. Visit her at KatherineBattersby.com.
About The Illustrator
Photograph by John W. MacDonald
Katherine Battersby is the critically acclaimed children’s author and illustrator of a number of children’s books, including the Cranky Chicken series, Perfect Pigeons, and Squish Rabbit, a CBC Children’s Choice Book. Her books have received glowing reviews in The New York Times and starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and have been shortlisted for numerous Australian awards. Visit her at KatherineBattersby.com.
Product Details
- Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books (September 29, 2026)
- Length: 580 pages
- ISBN13: 9798347121014
- Grades: 1 - 4
- Ages: 6 - 9
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Complete Cranky Chicken Collection (Boxed Set)
Cranky Chicken; Party Animals; Crankosaurus; The Cranky-Verse; Candy Queen
Part of Cranky Chicken
Illustrated by Katherine Battersby
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