On the Farm

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ANew York Timesbest-selling author and a Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator evoke life on a farm in a simple, lyrical text and boldly expressive images.

From the bull to the barn cat to the wild bunny, the farmyard bustles with life. The rooster crows, the rams clash, the bees buzz, and over there in the garden, a snake silent and alone winds and watches. David Elliotts graceful, simple verse and Holly Meades exquisite woodcut and watercolor illustrations capture a world that is at once timeless yet disappearing from view the world of the family farm.

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From an alluring cover with a rooster in full crow to its concluding, gently ironic ode to the silence of rabbits, this book will make an unusually interesting choice for farm-animal storytimes.
The Horn Book (starred review)

HandsomeFrom toddlers to the youngest poets, children will delight in the fun and beauty on display here.
Booklist (starred review)

Meades beautiful, color woodblock prints that superbly reflect the mood and action in the poetry.
School Library Journal

Energetic woodcuts accompany playfully simple poems as they give young readers an engaging tour of the barnyarda worthwhile addition.
Kirkus Reviews

[The text is] pithy and crisply rhymed, making for easy reading and listeningMeades watercolored woodblock illustrations are elegant yet homely, cheerfully depicting the unpolished charm of a well-filled pigpen.
BCCB

Like the vibrant rooster on this oversize book's jacket, Meade's colored woodcut prints are so bold they seem to crow at the reader.
Publishers Weekly

Elliotts verses capture a reverence for animals unfamiliar to cityfolk, and Meades watercolor and woodcut illustrationsare serene and beautiful.
BookPage

Brings the entire barnyard to life.
Playthings

David Elliott s short snappy rhymes pair perfectly with Holly Meades energetic woodcut watercolor illustrations.
Antelope Valley Press

The woodblock prints and watercolorsare detailed and enchanting.
The Capital Times

An enchantingly illustrated poetic ode to barnyard life.
Midwest Book Review

This is one picture book that your preschooler will want read over and over again.
Eclectic Homeschool Online

Simple and lyrical.
Central Coast Freelance

David Elliotts graceful, simple verse and Holly Meades exquisite woodcut and watercolor illustrations capture a world that is at once timeless yet disappearing from view the world of the family farm.
Anokaberry blog

Pleasingly simple yet verbally sophisticated verseslarge, delightfully bold, animated woodcutsbegs to be read aloud.
SLJs Curriculum Connections

Deliciously old-fashioned.
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens 2009

A delightful collection of poems that are funny, beautifully descriptive, and perfect for reading out loud.
Through the Looking Glass Reviews

Author Bio

As well as being an authorDavidis also a professor at Colby-Sawyer College in New London, New Hampshire.

Holly Meade(1956-2013) wrote and illustratedIf I Never Forever Endeavor. She earned a Caldecott Honor for her illustrations inHush! A Thai Lullabyby Minfong Ho. She also illustratedAnd Then Comes Halloweenby Tom Brenner;On the Farm,In the Wild, andIn the Seaby David Elliott; and many others.