Download or read book Mother Carey's Chickens. by Kate Douglas Wiggin (Children's Classics) written by Kate Douglas Wiggin and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-03-20 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book tells the story of a poor but happy family of four children who, in spite of being fatherless, make the lives of others better. Their home life becomes complicated when Julia, a snobbish cousin, comes to live with them. The Carey children suffer many disappointments (Gilbert must forgo college, for example), but Julia is transformed when she realizes happiness has little to do with wealth.