Louise watched the black-sailed ship draw near. Her heart beat fast within her feathered breast. Here, at last, was true adventure!

Louise longs for adventure. True adventure. She leaves the comforts of home and henhouse and ventures out into the world, never knowing what or whom she will encounter: Blood-thirsty pirates on the high seas? A chicken-eating lion under the big top? A mysterious fortune-teller who sees all, knows all? This not-so-chicken chicken isn’t afraid to leave the nest in Newbery Award winner Kate DiCamillo’s grand flight of fancy.

Acclaimed, bestselling illustrator Harry Bliss’s inspired illustrations bring Kate DiCamillo’s interpeid, spirited, hope-filled heroine hilariously to life.