“A Flea in the Ear” by Stephen Wyllie and Ken Brown, 2003 . Andersen Press. Picture Book. Ages 4 –7.
In this story you have the proverbial cunning fox and the daft ol’ faithful dog. The dog’s primary job here is to keep the chickens on the farm safe from the likes of the fox. He does his job well, but is plagued by fleas. The itching and scratching annoys him to bits but he refuses to parley with the fox, who offers him flea-busting advice in exchange for five chickens. The faithful dog does get taken in eventually by the sly fox , and loses the chickens. “Oh no,” howled the dog. “I’ll lose my job, I’ll be homeless.” The dog determines that the fox shall not have the last laugh. With this in mind, he sets out to recover his stolen goods and to teach the fox not to underestimate his canine abilities.
A good laugh with delightfully humourous illustrations.
“Going to Sleep on the Farm” by Wendy Cheyette Lewison, Illustration by Juan Wijngaard, 1992. Dial Book. Picture Book. Ages 3-6.
Before going to bed, a son asks his father how various animals on their farm go to sleep. Written in simple lilting rhyme, this is a wonderful bedtime book to rpepare your little ones for bed. They’ll also find out some interesting fatcs about how horses, ducks, pigs, cows and chickens sleep.
The pictures are breathtaking in their depiction of the farm animals. Feast on details such as late evening sun light falling gently on the forms of the farm animals.
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