Gimme Cracked Corn and I Will Share
by Kevin OMalley
A Rye-Ot!!
One night Chicken had a dream about buried treasure—a treasure trove of
corn.
And the corn is always sweeter on the other farm . . . or at least that’s what
Chicken thinks.
His friend George agrees.

Hopefully they can find it once they cross the road.
Will Chicken’s corny treasure be all it’s cracked up to be?
Personal Review: Gimme Cracked Corn and I Will Share by
Kevin OMalley
O'Malley, Kevin. Gimme Cracked Corn & I will Share. Walker &
Company. 2007.
A delightful series of jokes are weaved into a story about a chicken that
searches for his idea of treasure, some "cracked corn". An illustration
shows a chicken with its eyes closed and a word bubble with a picture of a
corn cob and the word, "YUM"; in the next picture, the chicken stands with
a very stern look and tells his friend George about the barn" where the
treasure is supposed to be hidden. George replies, "You must be yolking".
Chicken and George come to a road, "How did the chickens cross the
road? You ask. They crossed at the light." The accompanying illustration
shows both chickens waiting patiently at the stop light - the lit up sign says,
"Don't Walk". Chicken and George hide in "a scary forest" and when a
hawk attacks them, George says, "What do you call a chicken that can
swim?" Chicken responds with, "I have no idea" so George yells, "DUCK!"
The two chickens whose features and movements are remarkably
expressive stand out boldly from their more muted backgrounds.
Photoshop is used to fill in colors inside energetic black ink outlines.
Children in kindergarten and up will enjoy getting the jokes, and if they
miss some of the clever wordplay, will appreciate that upon repeated
readings. The eye-catching book cover shows a chicken doing the can-can
with some ears of corn. Wonderful!
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