"'Lena also had problems with the
people on the farm.
When they came to collect eggs for
their breakfast, there she was.
Standing guard! The people had
to wait till Lena left before they
could go into the chicken coop.
And if she caught them - she
chased them! She also tried to
scare them off with dinosaur
sounds."
It's evident right from the opening pages that Lena knowledgeable about dinosaurs; a book about them is her reading material. While she certainly looks like other chickens on the farm, she does not think of herself as one. She is quite sure that she is a DINOSAUR! The fact that she lives with chickens in a chicken coop does not deter from the bravery and chutzpah she shows as very dinosaur-like. She encourages her coop mates to think big and make a difference in their own lives.
Her thoughts about the farm family are filled with making them miserable and afraid of her. Daughter Madeline likes her spunk! The arrival of a weasel sends the chickens into a tizzy. Fearful that they will be his next meal, they live in terror as the weasel gets closer and closer. Locked in the coop while the family goes out for the evening, they feel even more terrified.
Then and there, Lena springs into action. No weasel is going to find its way into their home. Everything inside gives her the power to become what she has always known she is ... a chicken with a dinosaur's roar! The noise almost causes the coop to collapse. The best thing about that iswhat happened to the weasel's nose. His struggle to break free is real and finally successful. The chickens, now convinced that Lena is a dinosaur, shout their accolades to all who will listen. As for that weasel, he is so embarrassed by his whiskerless face that he doesn't want to be seen.
Only one week later, Madeline returns from school with some extremely exciting news. It turns out that Lena was right all along. There's science to prove it; the author's note helps with that.
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