
Written by Gregory Maguire · Illustrated by Andrew Glass
A grumpy farmer will try anything to silence a hen that never stops clucking.
Crabby Cratchitt has a farm, and a hen that won't stop clucking. Crabby schemes and plots and tries everything she can think of to end the noise, but nothing works. When the hen finally falls silent, Crabby begins to wonder whether the farm is a little too quiet after all. A rhyming read-aloud with a surprise ending.
Crabby Cratchitt has a farm . . . and a hen that won’t stop clucking! Crabby schemes and plots and tries everything she can to put an end to the eternal clucking, but nothing works. The noisy hen won’t leave old Crabby alone. But when the hen falls silent at last, could it be that the farm is a little too quiet for Crabby, after all? A familiar rhythm, clever rhymes, and hilariously expressive illustrations deliver a surprise ending to this rollicking, laugh-out-loud story about a unique friendship.
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