Le Poulet: A Rooster Who Laid Eggs
Robin Fox, Laszlo Matulay
Hardcover
(Lion Press, March 15, 1967)
The inside book description reads: Theater audiences throughout the world applauded the selection of the magnificent film "Le Poulet" as the Academy Award winning best live action short subject. Now in the belief that its story deserves to be captured permanently on the printed page, The Lion Press has proudly arranged for the publication of this new children's classic. Here is a book of touching warmth and humor about a boy's desire to prevent a pet rooster from becoming his family's Sunday dinner. This book is from the Academy Award winning motion picture by Claude Berri with images from photographs from the movie. A little boy plays a trick on his parents by putting eggs under a rooster. A delightful story and a great book for a collection.