The Henhouse Author:Carol Dean Author Carol Dean relates an adventure that she experienced while growing up on her family's chicken farm in central Maine. The Henhouse is the charming, instructive tale of a young girl who one day begs her father to let her help him care for the chickens. Once inside the big henhouse, though, young Carol is assaulted by sights, sounds, an... more »d smells -- and agressive roosters -- she had only guessed about before. In easy-to-understand words and wonderfully descriptive, playful watercolors, The Henhouse tells a warm, entertaining story that also depicts a way of life -- the small, family farm -- that is rapidly disappearing from the American landscape, and imparts in a gentle way the importance of listening to one's parents.« less