Mama is ready to tuck her chicks in bed, but the five chicks aren’t ready for sleep. Every time the door is shut, those “chicks run wild”. A fun bedtime story awaits the reader as Mama decides to change her tactics after numerous scoldings don’t work. Mama decides that wearing her chicks out is the only way to get them to sleep. Before long, the chicks are begging for sleep and Mama is able to indulge herself with a pedicure, chocolates and a good movie—Gone with the Wing.

Recommended by Beth Yankey, Librarian