What follows is Don's journey from obscurity to fame and back again, when he becomes the youngest kid to ever win the Horse Island Dairy Festival chicken-judging contest. It ends with her shouting the same thing as always about their Louisiana chicken farm: 'I hate it here!' This time it's because his mother has to feed the chickens.

On his birthday, Don Schmidt spends the day waiting patiently for his big surprise a cake, presents, maybe a Chinese clown.But instead, his batty parents get into their monthly argument. Readers will cheer for Don, who goes out of his way to see the good in everything. It involves trips to New Orleans and Baton Rouge, fair weather friends, a missing sister, and one big secret. What she doesn't seem to see are the benefits of having a son like Don.įor Don, the contest is the beginning of a big, big adventure. Gradually, his mom notices that something strange is going on-everyone knows her son!-but once she realizes that Don has become the town celebrity, she sees that there may be benefits to living on a chicken farm. But instead, his batty parents get into their monthly argument. On his birthday, Don Schmidt spends the day waiting patiently for his big surprise- a cake, presents, maybe a Chinese clown.

The chicken dance by jacques couvillon