In Pepperoni Circus and the Chicken Cannon we meet circus ringmaster Pål-O Pepperonini and his fabulous hens. The hens, which are White Italians, are extraordinarily well trained. They don’t say a single word, but cluck instead – and only Pepperoni can understand what they say.

At the deepest level, this book is about what happens if people are too strict with their children.