Episode 404 - Max's Chocolate Chicken
From Fuse 8 n' Kate by Betsy Bird and Kate Atienza
March 30, 2026 · 28 min
About this episode
Betsy and Kate discuss the children's book 'Max's Chocolate Chicken' and its relation to other works in children's literature.
After Passover, before Tax Day, the holiday Betsy decided to discuss today is Easter! Now Kate already met Max and Ruby back in September of 2025 with Max's Dragon Shirt. Betsy thinks it's weird. Kate doesn't. But a chocolate chicken is not a thing. Betsy gets to mention how the Max & Ruby books are much like episodes of The Simpsons. Why? Because it's easy to ask, where does the cut-off between the good early work and the later lesser work lie? We may disagree a bit about this episode but one thing we can see eye-to-eye on? "Max... pull yourself together," is indisputably a great line. For the full Show Notes please go to https://afuse8production.slj.com/2026/03/30/fuse-8-n-kate-maxs-chocolate-chicken-by-rosemary-wells/
People in this episode
Hosts: Betsy Bird, Kate Atienza
Topics covered
- Easter
- children's literature
- Max & Ruby
- holiday discussions
- animation comparisons
Keywords
- Max's Chocolate Chicken
- Easter
- Max & Ruby
- children's books
- Betsy Bird
- Kate Atienza
- The Simpsons
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Max's Chocolate Chicken, Max's Dragon Shirt, The Simpsons
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