Old Mr. Mackle Hackle
By: by Gunnar Madsen ; illustrated by Irana Shepherd.
Contributors: Shepherd, Irana, ill.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Little, Brown
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Chickens -- Fiction.; Farm life -- Fiction.; Animal communication -- Fiction.; Humorous stories.; Stories in rhyme.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: Old Mr. Mackle Hackle is concerned when his hen will not cackle, so he takes her to a doctor and a fortune teller, and even tries telling her chicken jokes, but once her chicks are hatched the tables are turned.
Notes: "This story is based on the song Old Mr. Mackle Hackle by Gunnar Madsen, Richard Greene, and Ruth Kirschner... The song is from a collection of songs for children written by Ralph Pack"--T.p. verso.