In this wordless story that is both funny and sweet, a fox steals a hen away from her home. Bear, rabbit, and rooster give chase, but in a twist on the usual children's story, this fox is not a villain. Rather, he tenderly holds hen as he runs into the night. A funny and life-affirming story, The Chicken Thief defies expectations, enlivening the mind with its cleverness while going straight for the heart. This intelligent and charming book is great for all ages. A love story, a road movie, and a playful speculation on stereotypes and misconceptions, The Chicken Thief makes for an unforgettable reading experience Beatrice Rodriguez was born in 1969. She received her degree from the School of Decorative Arts in Strasbourg, France, and works today as an illustrator, creating children's books as well as pictures for the press. She lives in France.
這本無字書在法國、美國已經深受好評，故事中狐貍偷了雞之后，熊、和其它朋友追著牠，深怕雞就要被吃掉，沒想到狐貍抱著雞在樹上睡覺，洞穴里下棋，取暖，出海游玩，…最后請朋友們喝熱湯，才結束這一場虛驚。書中沒有文字小朋友可以按照自己的意思創造出自己的故事。

Touched with wit and whimsy, this wordless picture book offers an entertaining take on the familiar fox-and-chicken story. After a fox snatches a chicken, the bird's horrified friends—a bear, rabbit, and rooster—immediately set off in pursuit. Their rescue effort takes them through a forest, up a mountain, over a sea, and from day through night. When the exhausted trio finally arrives at the fox's burrow, though, an unexpected, surprisingly sweet scenario awaits. Delightful ink-and-wash artwork follows the winsome animals from countryesque cottages to deep-hued night forests to bright, sunny shores. Rodriguez shifts the mood from the comic, when fox and chicken enjoy a candlelit game of chess in an inner-mountain cave, to the affectionate, and the small details invite close viewing. Taken together, the scenes in this enjoyable tale send appealing messages about the pitfalls of assumptions and the pleasure of unexpected friendship. Preschool-Grade 2. --Shelle Rosenfeld