The Farm
By Elisha Cooper
Orchard Books An Imprint of Scholastic
I love this book. The illustrations are beautifully and simply draw. When I first saw it at the library I had to grab it. It was so enticing. The beautiful water colors were just the kind of illustrations I love. After reading the book I found that the story was as wonderful as the illustrations. In the beginning the barn is described - "Dust covers everything: shovels and buckets, swallow nests and spiderwebs, a toy tractor, a chair with three legs, the handprints of the girl and boy in the concrete floor. Even the barn cats are dusty." Such nice imagery. I felt like I was standing in the center of the barn a looking all the way around.
The illustrations continue to get better through the book. They give a wonderful feel of a real farm. Cooper said she wrote the book because children's books do not depict a realistic view of farm life. People on farms grow food. Not these cutesy pie animals. This book is a wonder real version of farm life. The book goes through the season on a farm. And every time period: "On the farm, even when it is dark, so animal is always awake." On my list of great books. Written and illustrated beautifully.
The illustrations continue to get better through the book. They give a wonderful feel of a real farm. Cooper said she wrote the book because children's books do not depict a realistic view of farm life. People on farms grow food. Not these cutesy pie animals. This book is a wonder real version of farm life. The book goes through the season on a farm. And every time period: "On the farm, even when it is dark, so animal is always awake." On my list of great books. Written and illustrated beautifully.
