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A lovely story filled with humor, wisdom and warmth. Mother Carey has four children, a very ill husband, and the inspiring love and tenacity to deal with whatever comes her way. The author paints a beautiful picture as she portrays the goodness in humanity, the joy of family,... Read Full Overview

This book is a charming story about a mother and her children. Mrs. Carey refers to her children as her chickens, thus the title. Mrs. Carey is a great mother who cares about her children and their friends. This story is about their adventures as a family. The Carey family learn... Read Full Overview

Kate Douglas Wiggin was one of the late 19th century's most popular authors of kids books, and her classic Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm is still widely read today.

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When Captain Carey went on his long journey into the unknown and uncharted land, the rest of the Careys tried in vain for a few months to be still a family, and did not succeed at all. They clung as closely to one another... Read Full Overview

Mother Carey's Chickens is a novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin published in 1911

The book tells the story of a poor but happy family of four children who, in spite of being fatherless, make the lives of others better. Their home life becomes complicated when Julia,... Read Full Overview

Kate Douglas Wiggin, nee Smith (1856-1923) was an American children's author and educator. She was born in Philadelphia, and was of Welsh descent. She started the first free kindergarten in San Francisco in 1878 (the "Silver Street Free Kindergarten"). With her sister in the... Read Full Overview

2019 Reprint of 1911 Illustrated Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. The close-knit Carey family is devastated by their father's death of typhoid fever, but with inexhaustible optimism and courage the group manages... Read Full Overview

"By and by there came along a flock of petrels, who are Mother Carey's own chickens.... They flitted along like a flock of swallows, hopping and skipping from wave to wave, lifting their little feet behind them so daintily that Tom fell in love with them at once."Nancy stopped... Read Full Overview

"By and by there came along a flock of petrels, who are Mother Carey's own chickens.... They flitted along like a flock of swallows, hopping and skipping from wave to wave, lifting their little feet behind them so daintily that Tom fell in love with them at once."Nancy stopped... Read Full Overview

"By and by there came along a flock of petrels, who are Mother Carey's own chickens.... They flitted along like a flock of swallows, hopping and skipping from wave to wave, lifting their little feet behind them so daintily that Tom fell in love with them at once."

Mother Carey's Chickens is a novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin published in 1911 by Houghton Mifflin.Plot summaryThe book tells the story of a poor but happy family of four children who, in spite of being fatherless, make the lives of others better. Their home life becomes complicated... Read Full Overview