Lynn Plourde

kids book author ~ teaching author

Only Cows Allowed

by Lynn Plourde
Illustrated by Rebecca Harrison Reed
Down East Books, 2011

Once uPUN a new New England farm, some cows moooooved into the barn and promptly made a sign: ONLY COWS ALLOWED! But where were the hens, horses, pigs, sheep, goats, and geese supposed to live?  Would the cows keep the barn all to themselves? Or would the other animals trick those cows?

The hens huddled, hatched a plan, and cackled, “Our milk is coming! Our milk is coming! Quick, get some buckets ready!”

The cows looked skeptical as the hens settled onto the buckets.


What did those hens lay in the buckets?

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