Farmer Brown Shears His Sheep

First there are the colorful illustrations, which hold even the smallest children’s attention.  Next, there is the incredible rhyming text that reads like a song that is sure to get kids and parents hooked on this story.

The book tells the story of Farmer Brown and his sheep.  It’s shearing time, so Farmer Brown does his work and, “clip, clip, buzz, buzz; he took their wool and left them fuzz.”  The sheep are not happy (and are left quite cold) as they follow Farmer Brown taking the wool to get it carded, spun dyed, etc.  At each stop, the sheep cry, “Baa, we want it back!”  Until finally, the sheep seize the opportunity and say, “Baa, let’s take it back!”  It’s at this point that Farmer Brown realizes how chilly his sheep are without their wool, so he sits down and knits each sheep a brightly colored cardigan.

The story is adorable and kids actually learn how the wool from sheep is turned into sweaters!  I definitely recommend Farmer Brown Shears His Sheep as a story parents can read to their small children or one children who are learning to read can read for themselves.

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Farmer Brown Shears His Sheep – Review

The pictures in First Look and Find Board Books are colorful and simple, and the objects children need to find on each page range from easy to locate to challenging.  My kids first started using these books when they were about 2 1/2 years old, and it was difficult for them to find a few of the pictures, but for the most part, they could find them.  Now, at 3 1/2, they can find everything without any problems.  In fact, we’ve graduated to more challenging games on each page such as counting items and more.

The best part is since they’re board books, young children have a hard time destroying these books.

I highly recommend these books for toddlers and beyond.  There are more advanced Look and Find books for preschoolers and older children (we have those, too), but these are great for children to start with and enjoy for years.  I’m constantly amazed at the new ways my kids find to use their First Look and Find Board Books.

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First Look and Find Board Books Review

The story is adorable, but the illustrations in the book are what separate it from all the other children’s books we have.  The pictures are colorful and really make you feel like you’re part of the story. 

If you ever saw our copy of Sweet Dreams, it would be very obvious that it’s one of the most popular books in our house.  The pages are crinkled and torn from use with almost everyone taped back together. 

Sweet Dreams actually comes in three different versions.  The hard cover version that my family has (called Sweet Dreams), a smaller board book (called Snuggle Bunnies) and a version sold through the Christian book market (called Good Night, God Bless).  Each version was given a different title because slight modifications were made for the different formats. 

I highly recommend Sweet Dreams, and I’m very happy to announce that Lisa McCue who illustrated Sweet Dreams as well as many other popular children’s books (my triplets love the Corduroy series that she illustrated) has agreed to participate in an interview that will appear on One Book Two Book very soon.  Stay tuned or subscribe to the One Book Two Book feed so you don’t miss it!

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