Animal Crackers Fly the Coop by Kevin O’Malley is a perfect picture book gift for punsters of all ages. It is based on the Bremen Town Musicians tale, but the main character is a hen who has seen the writing on the wall,; Fry-day is coming on her farm. She flies the coop to pursue her dream of being a comedi-hen. On the road she meets a dog, a cat and a cow, who all have similar tales of woe, and tag along.  All ends well when the jokesters trick the robbers who are returning to the abandoned farmhouse and vamoose.   A new comedy club is the result called Cow-Dog Kit–Hen and stand-up shows bring in animals from far and wide. (One of hens jokes: Why didn’t the skeleton cross the road? He didn’t have the guts.)  (You see what I mean????The hen will crack you up.)
Kevin’ O’Malley’s Gimme Cracked Corn and I Will Share is worth seeing as well.