Rooster learns that he needs a lot of help from his friends to get cleaned up in time for Heron’s party. Then the real fun begins.




Rooster’s Night Out is a humorous chain story from Cuba that is retold by the award-winning creative team of Mitch Weiss and Martha Hamilton. It is a story about a vain rooster who sets out for a party after carefully grooming his feathers. On the way to the dance, he accidentally splatters juice from a tomato on his feathers.

The rooster of course wants to get his feathers cleaned in time to go to the dance at Heron's party that night, but he finds that he needs a lot of help from his friends to get cleaned up. Fortunately, he finally receives the help he needs when the sun comes to his aid. As a sign of gratitude, Rooster agrees to crow every morning to wake the sun up. This rooster folktale from Cuba will wake you up! Readers will learn about the importance of courage, fairness and resourcefulness.