Story about sisters playing jokes on each other. Two sisters try to convince their baby sister that she is a chicken. Great book for asking questions and making prediction. Good kid humor.. Pierce County Library. Kindergarten through 2nd grade

Summary: Two older sisters convince the youngest sister that she is really a chicken. They put feathers in her bed and make it look like she has laid an egg. Henrietta accepts the fact that she is a chicken and goes to the chicken farm to be with her "real family". Middle sister ends up joining her, after getting in trouble with mom, the two realize that being chickens is not so bad.

Critique: This was a cute book, I like the lesson that it taught. Sometimes being the odd one out is actually better than trying to fit in.

Prompts: Do you think Henrietta is really a chicken? How do you think that egg got there? Will the chickens like her?

Craft ideas: This book could be used for a reading lesson, it would be good for adding character traits when reading.

Henrietta's older sisters convince her that she is a chicken, so she runs away to join her real family. The trick backfires on her sisters when Henrietta decides she likes being a chicken - the other chickens are nicer to her than her sisters! A great choice for any younger siblings. ( )

Growing up as an only child, I never got to witness the torturous acts of siblings but I have heard many stories. Henrietta's sisters convinced her she was a chicken. She shows them how fun being a chicken could actually be and their teasing gets turned around on them. ( )

An incredible read-aloud story. I have read this book to children and adults alike and the results are always to same - pure, unadulterated captivation. The story follows a young girl whose older sisters convince her she is a chicken. Suddenly in the middle of an eggs-istential crisis, poor little Henrietta decides to embrace her new life and go live with a flock of chickens down on Barney's farm. The story explores complex themes of bullying, self acceptance, and health self image in a very clever, charming way. This is probably my favorite book of all time. ( )