Stoeke, Janet Morgan

On her first Halloween, Minerva Louise the hen puzzles over costumes but enjoys her first taste of candy corn.

A young boy looks forward to the day when a new sister, who will be adopted from China, joins his family.

Minerva Louise notices several unattended colorful eggs in the barnyard and worries that they are abandoned and cold.

A hen has fun exploring the house with the red curtains.

The children walk down the hall in a nice straight line with big grins on their faces on library day.

Pip tries to convince her fellow hens, Midge and Dot, to join her for a ride in the farmer's truck, but she is the only one brave enough to climb inside.

Mischievous hen Minerva Louise jumps on the back of a truck and finds herself on a joyride, during which she interprets the sights she sees in her own unique way.

Minerva Louise, a snow-loving chicken, mistakes a pair of mittens for two hats to keep both ends warm.

Minerva Louise follows a farmer in a red hat from a snowy rooftop, down a "well," and into the house with the red curtains, where she finds a tree decorated with sparkling eggs.