Mother Carey's Chickens
by Kate Douglas Wigginliterary work· published 1910
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The close-knit Carey family is devastated by their father's death of typhoid fever, but with inexhaustible optimism and courage the group manages to continue to enriche not only its own life but also that of the community.
Adaptations (1)
Mother Carey's Chickens was adapted into a 1963 film.
Summer Magic1963 · film · 110 min · dir. James Neilson · IMDb ↗IMDb6.9Mother Carey, a Bostonian widow, and her three children move to Maine. Postmaster Osh Popham helps them move into a run-down old house and fixes it up for them. It's not entirely uninhabited, though; the owner, Mr. Hamilton, is a mysterious character away in Europe, but Osh assures them he won't mind their living there, since he won't be coming home for a long time yet. The children and a cousin who comes to live with them have various adventures before an unexpected visitor shows up
