Synopses & Reviews
Today is a busy day on the farm. Pigs are wallowing. Bees are buzzing. Chicks are pecking and peeping. In the middle of it all, one happy child climbs and runs and visits his animal friends. Then there's bathing and brushing and curling up tight--and telling the golden moon, "Good night."
Celebrate the small joys of life in this cozy, lighthearted look at a day in the barnyard. Young children will delight in the activities of their favorite animals before settling down for a good night's sleep.
Review
"A unique twist on a familiar theme...lively watercolor illustrations...Anxious first-timers...will find Forward's comforting tale vastly reassuring." KIRKUS Kirkus Reviews
Synopsis
It's a busy day on the farm and kids can celebrate the small joys of life in this lighthearted look at a day in the barnyard. Illustrations.
Synopsis
In this gentle, rhythmic book, a menagerie of animals and a child describe what they did during a day on the farm.
Synopsis
Theres a lot to do on the first day of school: meet new friends, practice writing, eat lunch, and run around. But its not only children who do these thingsparents do, too. This charming story follows the day of a young boy and his working mother. Even though theyre in different places, the soft, lively illustrations show that theyre never far from each others thoughts. And when its time to go home, theyll both be ready for a hug and eager to ask, What did you do today?”
About the Author
KERRY ARQUETTE has written for many magazines as well as the anthology
Chicken Soup for the Writer's Soul. Her first book for children was
Daddy Promises. She lives with her family in Arvada, Colorado.
NANCY HAYASHI is the illustrator of My Two Grandmothers and Bunny Bungalow, which Kirkus Reviews praised as "a fetching bedtime book, as snug as they come." She lives in Los Angeles, California.