The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
by Daniel Pinkwater
When Arthur Bobowicz is sent out to bring home the family's Thanksgiving turkey, he returns instead with a 266-pound chicken named Henrietta. Arthur wants to keep Henrietta a pet, but this chicken has a mind of her own. Soon Henrietta is causing so much chaos in Hoboken that the mayor decides to hire a "chicken hunter." This humorous read works both as a read alone and a read aloud. An important message about fear of the unknown shines through the zany, rib-tickling fun.
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