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DominaCaeli
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Posted: Feb 28 2008 at 1:02pm | IP Logged Quote DominaCaeli
By Will Hillenbrand

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keywords: folk song nursery rhyme barnyard farm animals sounds musical instruments pregnant farmer new baby months of the year calendar seasons

I have two toddlers, so I spend most of my time focused on books for the before-preschool-age set. This sweet little book is one of my very favorites! As you might guess, the text is the folk song/nursery rhyme, and I happen to love when nursery rhymes are turned into picture books of their own—-and so do my littles. But Hillenbrand's creative take on this little song and his delightful illustrations make this version especially charming.

Here's the write-up from Publisher's Weekly:
“Hillenbrand (Counting Crocodiles) gives a new angle to a favorite farmyard folk song in this jaunty adaptation. The cumulative lyrics begin, "I had a cat. My cat pleased me. I fed my cat under yonder tree. My cat plays fiddle-i-fee." Subsequent verses feature a duck, goose, hen, pig, cow and so on, introducing the various barn-dwellers and the musical sounds each can play. But as the animals prepare for a jam session, a human family (an obviously pregnant young woman and hard-working young farmer) prepare for another special event: the arrival of their baby. Hillenbrand's mixed-media illustrations depict a warm, bucolic life as it changes month to month and season to season. Scenes of scampering animals and the busy couple (shown knitting, quilting, chopping wood, etc.) employ a wide array of tones, from bold and crisp to soft and smoky. Most spreads contain hints of what comes next in the song and in the chain of events creating a pleasant guessing game for young readers. Ages 3-7.”


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Posted: Feb 28 2008 at 7:41pm | IP Logged Quote SeaStar
We love this one!

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