chickens

Cranky Chicken inadvertently saves the life of Speedy, a very optimistic worm that is looking for a friend.

Text and illustrations look at chickens for children.

Red Hen finds a recipe for a Simply Splendid Cake and asks her friends the cat, the rat, and the frog to help with the preparations, but it seems as though her friends want no part in the cake until it's ready to eat. Will they decide to pitch in, or let Red Hen do all of the hard work?.

Photographs and easy-to-follow text introduce early readers to the life cycle of a chicken, describing how they grow from an egg into adulthood.

The little red hen finds none of the lazy barnyard animals willing to help her plant, harvest, or grind wheat into flour, but all are eager to eat the bread she makes from it.

Before she hatches from her egg, a baby chick takes quite a trip around the farm--with her mother and other animals in pursuit.

The little red hen finds none of her lazy friends willing to help her plant, harvest, or grind wheat into flour, but all are eager to eat the cake she makes from it.

"Watch out for the devious duck! A new bird has arrived in Simpleton and is here to ruffle some feathers with a plan to trick the townspeople out of their money. For what, you might ask? Buying freshly baked bread! (A duck's favorite snack, of course.) Meanwhile, the chef wants to hire a baker, the inspector is looking to get strong, and the inventor is trying out some new (explosive) ideas for a kitchen invention contest. But what about our favorite chicken? Well, her egg is now an adorable baby chick, and Beaky Barnes is catching on to the duck's tricks"--Provided by publisher.

When Little Chick starts school, he discovers that there are lots of different kinds of families, all of them full of love.