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Gr 2-4 Full of puns, this restructuring of the "Bremen Town Musicians" is clever, well executed, and loaded with laughs. O'Malley's expressive black-line illustrations over deep-hued colors bring the large images of the animals and robbers up-front on the page, increasing the interaction with his audience and enhancing the humor. Hen, after being told she will be chicken dinner on "Fry-day," runs away from the farm determined to fulfill her long-hoped-f...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Hen finds out that tomorrow is "Fry-day" and she'll be chicken dinner; what she really wants to do is be a "comedi-hen." She sets out to follow her dream, meeting other lost souls along the way. Dog has angered his master because, during a standup act for the chickens, he let a fox into the smokehouse. Cat just likes to sing old favorites such as "Silent Mice." And Cow, facing the butcher because she isn't producing milk, is also on the road, "cow-culating" what her next "moove" should be. The quartet stops at an old farmhouse inhabited by robbe...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Following her dream to be a "comedi-hen," Hen meets Dog, Cat, and Cow along the way. In this cornpone parody of "The Breme...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

A high-energy paean to cornball humor. Non-stop puns make this a good classroom additio...Log In or Sign Up to Read More