Can Hens Give Milk?

Tova lives with her family on a small farm in the famous town of Chelm, a mythical village populated, according to Jewish folklore, by fools.

Tova's farm has hens and even a rooster, but no cow. Her mother, Rivka, wishes they could afford to buy a cow, so they could have fresh milk and butter every day.

One night Tova's father has a dream about how to get milk without actually owning a cow. He asks Tova to help him find a way to get milk from their hens, and the results are hilarious.

Finally, to the family's joy and the hens' relief, the problem is solved by none other than the Great Rabbi of Chelm himself, and a little extra help from Tova.

Can Hens Give Milk? is Joan Betty Stuchner's sixth book. When not writing, she works in a library, teaches part-time and acts in community theater. She confesses that, although her family has a big backyard, they don't keep chickens, or even a goat. She assures her readers that no hens were harmed in the writing of this story. Joan lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. You can find out more about Joan at joanbettystuchner.blogspot.com .

Joe Weissmann was born in Austria and came to Canada at the age of eleven. He studied art at the Mus矇e des beaux-arts de Montr矇al and Concordia University. An award-winning illustrator, Joe works for both book and magazine publishers in Canada and the United States. His many books include The Bug Book and Bottle, The Bird Book and Feeder, Joseph Had a Little Overcoat and Mummies, Monsters, Ghosts, and Magic. He lives in rural Ontario with his wife, two dogs and three cats.