Janet Morgan Stoeke

A hen has fun exploring the house with the red curtains.

When she notices several unattended, colorful eggs in the barnyard, the hen named Minerva Louise worries that they are abandoned and cold.

Minerva Louise follows a farmer in a red hat from a snowy rooftop, down a "well," and into the house with the red curtains, where she finds a tree decorated with sparkling eggs.

The children walk down the hall in a nice straight line with big grins on their faces on library day.