|
Buy from Amazon.com
Rate this Book Sonderbooks 68 Previous Book Nonfiction Fiction Young Adult Fiction Children's Nonfiction Children's Fiction Picture Books Delightfully Silly Previous Book Next Book 2004 Stand-outs 2003 Stand-outs Previous Book Next Book 2002 Stand-outs 2001 Stand-outs Five-Star Books Previous Book Next Book Four-Star Books Old Favorites Back Issues List of Reviews by Title List of Reviews by Author Links For Book Lovers Book Discussion Forum About Me Contact Me Subscribe I don't review books I don't like! *****= An all-time favorite |
*****Serious Farmby Tim EganReviewed December 6, 2003.
Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 2003. 32 pages. Avaliable on Amazon.com for $10.50 in hardcover. Available at Sembach Library (E EGA). A Sonderbooks’ Stand-out of 2003: #2, New Picture Books Farmer Fred is a serious man, and so are the animals on his farm. One night, Edna, the cow tells the other animals that they need some laughter. It’s okay to be serious, but not all the time. They decide to form a plan to make the farm more fun. Farmer Fred is a tough case. No matter what silly things the animals do, they can’t get him to laugh. Finally, they’re driven to desperate measures. What finally makes him chuckle is something that the animals find quite serious. What makes this book hilarious is the ever so expressive pictures. The subtle changes in the animals’ faces when they are serious, laughing, or afraid are done just right. This is the sort of hilarious picture book that I force everyone around me to read. A real treat for kids and adults of all ages. Review of another book by Tim Egan: Dodsworth in Rome Dodsworth in Tokyo Copyright © 2003 Sondra Eklund. All
rights reserved. |
Book
Reviews by Sondra Eklund