▁a ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁children ' s ▁picture ▁book ▁written ▁and ▁illustrated ▁by ▁David ▁Ez ra ▁Stein ▁and ▁published ▁by ▁Cand le wick ▁Press . ▁Inter rupt ing ▁Ch icken ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Cal dec ott ▁Hon ou rable ▁M ention ▁and ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁Best s eller . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁Little ▁red ▁ch icken ▁is ▁port rayed ▁to ▁be ▁quite ▁young , ▁very ▁enthus i astic ▁and ▁ener get ic ▁considering ▁this ▁book ▁is ▁based ▁at ▁night . ▁She ▁is ▁very ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁stories ▁and ▁wants ▁what ▁is ▁best ▁for ▁the ▁characters . ▁She ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁rest ▁while ▁being ▁read ▁to ▁but ▁does ▁seem ▁to ▁appreciate ▁her ▁father . ▁ ▁Papa ▁is ▁little ▁red ▁ch ick ens ▁father ▁who ▁proves ▁to ▁be ▁very ▁patient ▁and ▁forg iving . ▁He ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁quite ▁tired ▁throughout ▁the ▁story ▁and ▁wishes ▁little ▁red ▁ch icken ▁would ▁go ▁to ▁bed ▁so ▁he ▁could ▁get ▁some ▁rest ▁also . ▁ ▁Author ▁ ▁David ▁Ez ra ▁Stein ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁New ▁York . ▁When ▁design ing ▁the ▁ch ick ens ▁for ▁Inter rupt ing ▁Ch icken , ▁Stein ▁said ▁he ▁did ▁“ a ▁hundred ▁different ▁draw ings ▁of ▁the ▁ch icken ” ▁before ▁he ▁decided ▁which ▁one ▁he ▁liked ▁the ▁most . ▁His ▁books ▁have ▁been ▁translated ▁in ▁Chinese , ▁Korean , ▁Japanese , ▁Spanish , ▁French ▁and ▁Finn ish . ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Design ▁in ▁Manh attan . ▁ ▁Stein