
Age rating and parents' guide:Chicken and Millipede
by Winny Asara
Ages 4–8
Chicken and Millipede by Winny Asara is best for children aged 4–8. It has mild violence, a few mildly scary moments, no romance and no bad language.
Chicken and Millipede are good friends who love competing, so they decide to play a soccer match to see who is the better athlete. When Millipede outruns, outkicks, and completely outscores Chicken during penalty shootouts, Chicken proves to be a terrible loser. Boiling with anger, Chicken opens wide and swallows Millipede whole! But when Millipede's worried mother comes looking for her child, Millipede unleashes a secret defense that Chicken never saw coming.
Content ratings
How much of each a parent can expect, from none to strong.
- Violence
- Mild
- Scary moments
- Mild
- Romance
- None
- Bad language
- None
Content checked by Dhiraj Bodade, co-founder of Bookstaken, on .
At a glance
- Picture book
- A good pick for reluctant readers
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