Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown; Illustrated by Felicia Bond
	List Price:   $17.99 Unit Price:   $14.39 You Save:   $3.60 (20%) ISBN-10:   0060207485 ISBN-13:   9780060207489 Publisher:   Balzer & Bray/Harperteen Edition:   Revised Category:   Agriculture, Animals/Creatures Pub. Date:   April 1989 Pages:   32 Format:   Hardcover Ages:   2 to 6 Grades:   PreSchool to 1
Subjects
CHILDREN'S FICTION DOMESTIC ANIMALS_FICTION FARM LIFE_FICTION
Description/Notes
By the big red barn In the great green field, There was a pink pig Who 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 exuberant Pictures, 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.