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The Cheese
by
Margie Palatini (Goodreads Author)
Why the cheese stand alone?
In this hilarious riff on the favorite nursery rhyme "The Farmer in the Dell," readers will discover what really happened to that hunk of cheddar.
Library Binding, 32 pages
Published
April 24th 2007
by Katherine Tegen Books
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Pre-S-Gr 2. The clever design of the book incorporates Palatini’s story of the sequel to “The Farmer in the Dell” with bold watercolor and collage. Johnson and Fancher’s illustrations use a cheddar cheese yellow cover, a deep red barn and other farm elements in deep blues, greens and browns. The use of the musical score in collage to add words from the song adds a bit of whimsy and interest, especially for the early reader. Each character’s clothing—the dog's blue plaid shirt, the rat's gree...more
(2nd - 3rd grade)
The Cheese is a story fun little story that plays off of the nursery rhyme "The Farmer in the Dell". This story is very entertaining and funny. The pictures are very detail oreinted. For example, the grass is not only made of fine squiggly lines, it also has words written into it that draws the readers eye. The same goes for the buildings, the sky, and the surrounding land. The illustrator showed dialogue througout the story by providing "bubbles"...more
The Cheese is a story fun little story that plays off of the nursery rhyme "The Farmer in the Dell". This story is very entertaining and funny. The pictures are very detail oreinted. For example, the grass is not only made of fine squiggly lines, it also has words written into it that draws the readers eye. The same goes for the buildings, the sky, and the surrounding land. The illustrator showed dialogue througout the story by providing "bubbles"...more
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The Cheese
5 out of 5 Stars
The illustrators used hues of blue and green that gave the audience the feeling of being outdoors. The artwork is completed by using various methods of painting. There is a sense of layering and collage with the text and music pages used in the illustrations. The pages are busy with text written in the paintings, which causes the reader to examine closely each piece of artwork. In addition, framing is used to give the book further ways in which...more
5 out of 5 Stars
The illustrators used hues of blue and green that gave the audience the feeling of being outdoors. The artwork is completed by using various methods of painting. There is a sense of layering and collage with the text and music pages used in the illustrations. The pages are busy with text written in the paintings, which causes the reader to examine closely each piece of artwork. In addition, framing is used to give the book further ways in which...more
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The Cheese was an absolute hoot! Palatini plays off the nursery rhyme The Farmer and the Dell while using the estranged relationship of a cat and rat to tell the story. She uses strong words like 'ridiculous', 'scurrying', and 'sneaking' to describe the rats actions to claim the cheese. The artwork in this book is amazing and it is completely obvious as to why it is a Monarch Award Nominee for 2009. The rat and cat's ideas are incorporated into the artwork and it is easy to s...more
The Cheese was an absolute hoot! Palatini plays off the nursery rhyme The Farmer and the Dell while using the estranged relationship of a cat and rat to tell the story. She uses strong words like 'ridiculous', 'scurrying', and 'sneaking' to describe the rats actions to claim the cheese. The artwork in this book is amazing and it is completely obvious as to why it is a Monarch Award Nominee for 2009. The rat and cat's ideas are incorporated into the artwork and it is easy to s...more
Cute story based on the nursery rhyme "The Farmer in the Dell". Kids get a tickle from the ending even though most have never heard of song "The Farmer in the Dell".
The story goes opposite of the song; so in the book the first character the reader meets is the rat. In the Farmer in the Dell song, the rat is the last character. So in the book, the reader meets the rat as he is reading the rules and regulations which are "the cheese stands alone, the cheese sta...more
The story goes opposite of the song; so in the book the first character the reader meets is the rat. In the Farmer in the Dell song, the rat is the last character. So in the book, the reader meets the rat as he is reading the rules and regulations which are "the cheese stands alone, the cheese sta...more
What a fantastic book. I think this is a caldecott contender. Great story. Well-crafted, following a great question - why does the cheese stand alone? The illustrations are amazing, too, incorporating words ussed in the story in the illustrations. It looks like the illustrators printed words with a word processing program, then cut them out and pasted them onto the pages, then painted/drew over them. Very effective. Great kid appeal, too.
Ages: 1st grade-4th grade
Johnson and Fancher developed strategic illustrations in the book, The Cheese, which contained framing with thin, straight lines as well as curvy thin lines mixed with an array of primary and secondary colors. They created words and symbols that blended in with nature and the bodies of the characters. Palatini arranged the text to become part of the background while mimicking the same words in the narrative form of the text with a lot of repetition. She also ...more
Johnson and Fancher developed strategic illustrations in the book, The Cheese, which contained framing with thin, straight lines as well as curvy thin lines mixed with an array of primary and secondary colors. They created words and symbols that blended in with nature and the bodies of the characters. Palatini arranged the text to become part of the background while mimicking the same words in the narrative form of the text with a lot of repetition. She also ...more
Read this one to a class of 2nd graders and to a class of 3rd graders. They got the giggles out of the story and liked the illustrations, which had describing words in the pictures A few students wanted to check it out but I need to read it again later in the week to the other 2 classes of 2nd and 3rd graders. We did sing a rousing rendition of farmer in the dell at the end of the story.
There's some great reviews here - read them. ;) I think inclusion of the text of the song at the end is a good idea. If your kids aren't familiar with it, share the song first then read the book. I especially liked the ending, and the 'epilogue.' The dog's thought bubbles made me laugh out loud. Ages 4-9 and adults who are kids at heart.
I didn't realize it before, but "The Farmer in the Dell" doesn't make much sense at all. "The cheese stands alone?" What? Why?
I thought it was mildly funny, but the kids just got confused. I guess you have to know the song to get the humor (which they don't, only the tune and first lines).
I thought it was mildly funny, but the kids just got confused. I guess you have to know the song to get the humor (which they don't, only the tune and first lines).
This book has a cute ending. This is a great book for sequencing and goes along with the farmer in the dell song. It has great illustrations that you could look at forever because there are so many little details put into each of them.
This is a great little diddy based on the song "The Farmer in the Dell". My son & I both enjoyed this book. It has very enjoyable illustrations and the story itself is very enjoyable to read aloud.
Palatini is such a great author. She takes an ordinary nursery rhyme and turns it into some extraordinary. This story is no exception. I have wonderful memories of doing The Farmer in the Dell when I was in elementary school. This is an old story with a new twist.
Very cute adaptation of "The Farmer in the Dell". I believe it is a Newberry Honor book. My class loved this book! It's pretty funny and easy to connect to.
Teaches concept of sharing. Illustrations are interesting b/c there are various words in the background. Discussions can arise from author's usage.
What a wonderful story for the kids. This book is set to the song "the Farmer and the Dell with a funny twist. A great read aloud.
LOVE this author for childrens books! My preschoolers couldn't get enough of this and I thought it was so creative.
This book has poems at the beginning that could be useful to discuss poetry and the different forms.
Cute riff on "The Farmer in the Dell" complete with a surprise ending. Really fun.
Nice twist to a classic nursery rhyme "The Farmer in the Dell". Great illustrations.
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Why DOES the Cheese stand alone?
I LOVED the hilarious take on the song "The Farmer in the Dell," but I was blown away by the details in the illustrations. If you look closely you can see staff notes and lyrics being used to add texture to every aspect of the illustration. AMAZING!
I read it for a Mock Caldecott Award thing my children's department is doing... but I promptly put it on my list of books to buy and created a lesson plan around it for my elementry s...more
I LOVED the hilarious take on the song "The Farmer in the Dell," but I was blown away by the details in the illustrations. If you look closely you can see staff notes and lyrics being used to add texture to every aspect of the illustration. AMAZING!
I read it for a Mock Caldecott Award thing my children's department is doing... but I promptly put it on my list of books to buy and created a lesson plan around it for my elementry s...more
Stupid concept, but the funny pictures almost made up for it. (Almost)
Really cute book about The Farmer and the Dell. The cheese stands alone!
My kids loved this book! It was fun to read.
Mommy says: Really funny and a pleasure to read.
2010 Monarch Nominee
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Why should the cheese stand alone when it looks so good and yummy things the rat. And so the story starts as everyone, rat, cat, dog, child, mom, and dad wonder whether the cheese should really stand alone. Cute story based on the Farmer in the Dell song.
Great idea for a picture book! I especially loved the words and phrases worked into the illustrations. This made me want to go find and read every book by Margie Palatini.
Margie Palatini is terrific. You'll be singing the Farmer in the Dell all day and pondering "why does the cheese stand alone?" Very funny with cool illustrations.
Why does the cheese have to stand alone? In her usual hilarious fashion, Margie Palatini attempts to answer this very puzzling question.
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