1977 First Edition The Hoboken Chicken Emergency by D. Manus Pinkwater Hardcover

Vintage 1977 The Hoboken Chicken Emergency by D. Manus Pinkwater Hardcover Book As Seen on The PBS-TV Time Wonderworks Film Special ISBN: 0-13-392514-5 First Edition In excellent condition Synopsis: The main character, Arthur, is asked to pick up a reserved turkey for Thanksgiving dinner, but the market has lost the reservation, and no store in the area has any turkeys or other birds available for purchase. So Arthur finds and brings home a 266-pound chicken named Henrietta. The family welcomes her with open arms, but the neighbors are not so sure. Everyone in town is horrified after Henrietta escapes. The Hoboken Chicken Emergency was adapted into a television movie in 1984. It was adapted into a play by Chad Henry in 1988