A lush retelling of a whimsical tale in the series that includes The Little Red Hen follows the misadventures of Henny Penny and a band of gullible friends who march off to warn the king about a falling sky, in a story that combines tongue-twisting rhymes, rich illustrations, gold foil cover accents and a surprise ending.

Paul Galdone was born in Budapest in 1907. He was the winner of a Caldecott Honor and illustrated more than three hundred books in his lifetime, many of which are classic retellings.