The Chicken of the Family

Title: The Chicken of the Family
Author: Mary Amato
Illustrator: Delphine Durand
Genre: Fiction
Sub genre: Picture Book

Theme: Being friends with your siblings
Primary and secondary Characters: Henrietta/ Kim, Clare, Chickens, and Farmer Barney
Date of Publication: 2008
Publishing Company: The Penguin Group
Summary: Henrietta's Older sisters convinced her that she was a chicken so Henrietta went down to the farm to find her real family. While she was there she played all kinds of games with the chickens. Later that day Henrietta's sisters cam by to apologize and tell her she was not a chicken because their parents told them to. Henrietta did not listen to them because she was tried of them being mean to her so she kept on playing. Later  her sister Clare asked if she could be a chicken too and Henrietta said yes. Together the two sisters had fun playing while their older sister Kim was not.
Summary of how to use with students: This book shows that siblings can be mean at times but they can also be your friends. Using this book with students who have siblings can help them see that their siblings can be their friends even though they can be mean.