Punk Farm
by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Goodreads author!)Sign in to Goodreads to see your friends' reviews of this book.
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Read in November, 2007
What a great book! I laughed so much while I read this. I liked how each animal has their own solo during "Old MacDonald Had a Farm," you could just feel the excitement during the show. One of my favorite images was of the different barn animals waiting in line to get into the concert. Cats holding hands. A bunny with a trucker hat that said "Obey." The horse wearing sunglasses using an ink stamp as the animals wait in line. Oh, and later, you see the horses in front o...more
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A new favorite for storytimes. The kids, and even more so the teachers, howled with laughter when I started "singing" (or yelling) Punk Farm's version of "Old MacDonald." If you don't mind making a fool out of yourself in front of preschoolers, which I never do, then this is the book for you to read aloud.
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Read in January, 2005
This one is my favorite by Jarrett--you should see him read it with a bunch of fourth graders--they were really into it--I bought it for both my daughters (in their 20's)--it reminds me of Dooby, Dooby Moo and When Bluebell Sang-2 of my other favorite picture books.
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Read in February, 2008
recommends it for:
teachers looking for a new, modern way to teach kids "Old McDonald"
When the farmer is away...the animals will play...in their rock 'n' roll band, yo! Piggy on electric guitar, Cow on the drums, rooster on the keyboard, goat on the base, and sheep on the vocals. Old McDonald in rock'ed-out version on punk farm in ol' Wisconsin.
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Read in September, 2007
I LOVE this book. I've read it so many times I think I can pretty much quote it. I work in a bookstore and pretty much cried until it was put on the childrens story time list. A great read for anyone of any age that likes to rock out.
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Read in November, 2007
This book is great fun to read to your child. It puts a twist on the Old MacDonald farm. I can't wait to have my son take it to my husband to read. It'll be fun to see him get through the punk farm version of the song ei-ei-o.
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"Thank you Wisconsin!" This is a punk rock version of "Old MacDonald". My husband read this book to the kids, complete with sound effects, and they thought he was crazy! They all enjoyed the new twist on the old song/story.
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for some reason, I'm not able to give star ratings the past few times I've gotten on here. But this book was silly and my kids enjoyed it. It wasn't my favorite, but it was kind of cute.
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Read in December, 2005
My daughter loves this book. It is a favorite that we read over and over again. The artwork is cute. The story is cute. What's not to like?
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Read in May, 2007
A perfect children's book! Action-Animals-and Fun, Fun, Fun!!!!! You should read it!!
Read it to your favorite kid!!
Read it to your favorite kid!!
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This never fails to get my kids (and everyone elses)singing and dancing. And it made them want ot read along.
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Read in January, 2008
Fun, fun, fun!!
A creative take on Old MacDonald.
My class of 2nd graders want to hear it every day!
A creative take on Old MacDonald.
My class of 2nd graders want to hear it every day!
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recommends it for:
kids and cool people
It's just awesome. Next time you're at your local library, invest 5 minutes to find and read it.
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Read in March, 2008
Cute book in the genre of children's books that basically illustrate popular children's songs.
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Read in February, 2008
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Very fun read aloud, even better when the kids act it out afterward.
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Read in January, 2006
Love to sing along and make up voices for the different animals.
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Read in October, 2007
recommends it for:
Everyone
Five farm animals form a punk band - what could be better!
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Read in November, 2005
Boop loves this book. We just read it again recently.
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