By the big red barnIn the great green field,There was a pink pigWho was learning to squeal.There were horses and sheep and goats and geese -- and a jaunty old scarecrow leaning on his hoe. And they all lived together by the big red barn. In joyous and exuberantPictures, Felicia Bond lovingly evokes Margaret Wise Brown's simple, rhythmic text about the cycle of a day on a farm, where a family of animals peacefully plays and sleeps.There were horses and sheep and goats and geese -- and a jaunty old scarecrow leaning on his hoe. And they all lived together by the big red barn. In joyous and exuberant pictures, Felicia Bond lovingly evokes Margarett Wise Brown's simple, rhythmic text about the cycle of a day on a farm, where a family of animals peacefully plays and sleeps."Brown's melodic text is beguiling, while its subject'the big red barn that houses a menagerie of animals and their offspring'will have instant appeal to young children. Bond's newly added drawings have a simplicity that suits the story [about the cycle of a day on a farm]. A welcome reprise." 'BL.
| Autor: | Brown, Margaret Wise |
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| ISBN: | 9780060207496 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | Harper Collins (US) |
| Veröffentlicht: | 04.04.1989 |
| Schlagworte: | JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / Baby Animals JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / Farm Animals JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / Horses JUVENILE FICTION: Bedtime & Dreams JUVENILE FICTION: Classics JUVENILE FICTION: Concepts / Date & Time JUVENILE FICTION: Concepts / Sounds JUVENILE FICTION: Lifestyles / Farm & Ranch Life JUVENILE FICTION: Poetry (see also Stories in Verse) * JUVENILE FICTION: Science Fiction / General |
| Altersempfehlung: | 4 - 8 |
Margaret Wise Brown, cherished for her unique ability to convey a child’s experience and perspective of the world, transformed the landscape of children’s literature with such beloved classics as Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. Other perennial favorites by Ms. Brown include My World; Christmas in the Barn; The Dead Bird; North, South, East, West; and Good Day, Good Night.Felicia Bond is both writer and illustrator of Tumble Bumble, The Day It Rained Hearts, the Poinsettia books, and many others. She painted the art for numerous other award-winning books, including those in the much loved If You Give . . . series and the contemporary classic Big Red Barn. She lived for many years in New York and currently lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.