Candy Queen: A Cranky Chicken Book 5

By Katherine Battersby

Cranky Chicken and Speedy the worm are back in another sweetly silly graphic chapter book as the two friends banish a case of the flu, face an extra-spooky Halloween, and enjoy a wintry cabin getaway--sure to be beloved by fans of Narwhal and Jelly and The Bad Guys

Cranky Chicken isn't feeling so hot; she's got the Chicken Flu, which makes her feverish, fuzzy, and extra cranky. Armed with an out-of-tune ukulele song, some questionable soup, and a very tight worm-knit blanket, can Speedy cheer Chicken up? Then Speedy faces his frights when Halloween gets a little too spooky for comfort. Can Chicken help him find his calm? Later, a surprise family reunion of the wormy variety sees the friends taking a festive winter vacation.

These three delightful stories about friendship and caring for one another--interspersed with laugh-out-loud vignettes--will make readers fall even more deeply in love with their favorite BFFs (that is, best feathered friends)

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 166595132X
• ISBN13: 9781665951326
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
• Length: 116 Pages
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4