When a new goat and her kid join the barnyard, Clyde (star of A Crow of His Own ) is jealous of the amount of attention the kid is getting, especially from Roberta, the motherly goose who had always been Clyde's ally. On top of that, Clyde's now being admonished for his loud crowing, which wakes the kid. Clyde's response is to crow louder and more frequently to wake the baby up. All gets resolved after a heart-to-heart with wise Roberta. Throughout the story, the cartoon-style watercolor illustrations show Farmer Jay and Farmer Kevin, both white, getting ready for their own soon-to-be adopted baby, whom they bring home at the end of the book. The subtle visual story about a gay-parented family runs parallel to the funny, pun-filled barnyard story that also is about adjusting to change and making space for a new baby. (Ages 3-6)

In this fresh and funny follow-up to the Ezra Jack Keats Honor Book A Crow of His Own, rooster Clyde is forced to adjust to new roommates on the farm when Fran the goat and her kid, Rowdy, take up residence. Can Clyde handle having a new kid in town?

Rooster Clyde has just settled in and found his voice when everyone demands that he take his hard-earned crow down a notch so as to not disturb newcomer Rowdy. That doesn't sit well with Clyde. Neither does the fact that motherly goose Roberta seems to have taken the new animals' side. The farm community learning to deal with a young member of the group is the main story in text and is paired with a wordless story in illustrations that shows Farmer Jay and Farmer Kevin getting ready for their adopted child to arrive on the farm.