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Publication
Candlewick (1998), 32 pages
Description
While Tom Farmer is asleep under the haystack, the cows, ducks, pigs, hens, and sheep make quite a mess in the farmhouse.
Local notes
1701-083
User reviews
LibraryThing member dchaikin
Sing this to "Skip to My Lou". The farm animals ransack the house while Tom Farmer sleeps in a hay stack. It's fun to read or sing, the illustrations are brilliant and full of crazy details. One of our absolute favorites. And it works for children as young as 18-months.
LibraryThing member srgrammer
This is a great book for kindergarteners! It talks about farm animals and then at the end of the book it shows how milk goes from the farm to the store to the children.
LibraryThing member ebruno
Cows in the kitchen, ducks in the dishes, pigs in the pantry, hens on the hat stand, and sheep on the sofa... where is the farmer? This fun, upbeat book can be read as a sing-a-long song. It is very repetitive and easy to follow.
LibraryThing member cspine
This book is very cute and funny, it would deffinately hold childrens attention. It show the relationship between a famer and his animals and how close he is with them to let them all into his house. This book explains the natural love between man and animals.
LibraryThing member bereneezypie
A silly book that is sure to be entertaining for any child. I like how the book shows the attachment people have to their animals and the illustrations are cute, too!
LibraryThing member jsanfi1
I like this book because it is silly. I think that a lot of children will find it funny and engaging. The author creates a humorous situation for the farmer and the farm animals. For example the farmer falls asleep in a haystack and wakes up to all of the animals in the kitchen. Also, the author
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uses repetitive language to teach children what certain animals say. When the author says “Pigs in the pantry, oink, oink, oink” it is repeated in the child’s head that a pig says “oink”. Overall, this story is simply for readers to learn what different animals say. Show Less
LibraryThing member ZadeB
This book (we had it as a board book at the time) was a favorite of all of my children--maybe the only book they all liked! It's charming and funny and appeals to kids' love of the absurd and transgressive. It's become hard to find, at least as a board book, so I've pre-bought extra copies in case
As an early reader, it's got a lot going for it: repetition to help them associate letters with sounds, onomatopoeia, a good combination of very small and slightly larger (but not too challenging) words.
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my kids have children of their own. Otherwise, they'd be squabbling over who gets the original copy. As an early reader, it's got a lot going for it: repetition to help them associate letters with sounds, onomatopoeia, a good combination of very small and slightly larger (but not too challenging) words.
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
32 p.; 10.05 inches
ISBN
0763606456 / 9780763606459