content: I recently read this book out loud to my family- husband and kids 8,5,3 and and infant that slept through most of it. We read it in one- yes one- day in the car because no one wanted me to stop. We have a small flock of chickens and a dog, so we could totally relate to the animals in the story. It portrays small farm life and the personality of chickens very well. It's a bittersweet story, full of suspense, with a very happy ending.