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Baby Farm Animals (Little Golden Books)
Generations of children have loved the realistic yet whimsical lambs, ponies, and kittens in the Little Golden Books edition of Baby Farm Animals. This Golden classic, celebrating springtime on the farm, is now a board book . . . a perfect first book for baby.
Board Book, 26 pages
Published
May 9th 2006
by Golden Books
(first published 1953)
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Dec 21, 2011
Elizabeth K.
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommended to Elizabeth by:
NYPL
Shelves:
2011-lucy
I love the classic illustrations in this book (we have the board book version), I remember them from when I was a kid. Lu at 10 months likes the pictures of the animals, although she isn't particularly engaged in listening to me read about them.
It does make me ponder the fascination we, as a culture, have with farm animals and babies. It's an idea of farms that is from the 1940s at best -- a modern working farm isn't going to be anything like this. But there are still so many farm-themed baby to...more
It does make me ponder the fascination we, as a culture, have with farm animals and babies. It's an idea of farms that is from the 1940s at best -- a modern working farm isn't going to be anything like this. But there are still so many farm-themed baby to...more
This is a very mindnumbing read, even for a child's book. However, my kid loves it (at 14 months). He'll dig through a pile of books to grab it and open it to the page with the donkey and carrot and point to the donkey over and over and over. He loves the picture and probably what the words 'donkey' and 'carrot' sound like. The illustrations are nice, and I've found the book is much more palatable to me if I make up a song for each page and sing that to my son instead of the text that came with...more
This book is about many different animals. It tells what the baby of that animal is called, for example a baby cow is called a calf. It tells about what the animals do, what they eat and where they live. This is a great way for children to learn about animals. There any many activities that could be done after this book. You could have the children make a scene and place what animals would be seen there. This book would be great in the classroom when learning about animals.
Synopsis: "Generations of children have loved the realistic yet whimsical lambs, ponies, and kittens in the Little Golden Books edition of Baby Farm Animals. This Golden classic, celebrating springtime on the farm, is now a board book . . . a perfect first book for baby."
My Review: Another great classic! I love the illustrations. It will be great to teach Munchkin about farm animals, especially since we live in a more urban area and he won't have access to the things I did while growing up.
My Review: Another great classic! I love the illustrations. It will be great to teach Munchkin about farm animals, especially since we live in a more urban area and he won't have access to the things I did while growing up.
I wasn't wild about the text of this book. It is inconsistent. It begins by telling us baby cats are kittens. Then it talks about rabbits, but doesn't name baby rabbits or donkeys. Then it is back to naming the babies (puppies, etc.). Eh.
The illustrations are by Garth Williams, who I believe is the first illustrator I ever took note of.
The illustrations are by Garth Williams, who I believe is the first illustrator I ever took note of.
May 07, 2009
Samantha Penrose
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
2-4 year olds
Shelves:
kids-books
Adorable illustrations.
Learn the names and habits of baby animals.
Includes a lamb, kittens, a baby donkey, ducklings, chicks, piglets, puppies, goat kids, cygnets (swans if you didnt know), goslings, a foal, a baby shetland pony, and a calf.
Learn the names and habits of baby animals.
Includes a lamb, kittens, a baby donkey, ducklings, chicks, piglets, puppies, goat kids, cygnets (swans if you didnt know), goslings, a foal, a baby shetland pony, and a calf.
Adorable little illustrations. It would be nice if most baby farm animals still lived in bucolic surroundings like this, and actually got to do the things the book talks about them liking to do.
Perhaps too many words per page for the attention span of a 23 monther, but I am sure we'll be reading this many times. It's a great way to explain baby animals and the sounds some of them make.
This is my 7-1/2-month-old daughter's favorite book. We have to read it to her daily. She loves the illustrations and gets excited when she sees it. We especially love baby donkey.
Really cute illustrations with fun facts about several animals. My little girl loved it! Great book for animal lovers.
Abbi thought this one was ok, but she said it wasn't a REAL story. Apparently the plot was lacking.
Good for introducing a farm unit.
K-2
Vocabulary for baby animals example lamb for baby sheep :)
K-2
Vocabulary for baby animals example lamb for baby sheep :)
The illustrations really make this story worthwhile.
Nov 29, 2010
Lacy
marked it as cw-have
We read this for Mr. Charlie at least 3 times a night.
It's a classic. The perfect book for baby's bedtime!
This book is so cute and my children love to read it.
I love all the animals. I really like the puppies.
you can't go wrong with a little golden book.
That is an evil rabbit.
Jan 18, 2011
Megan
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
finished-2011,
picture-books
Awwwww...
Jul 14, 2011
Finley Neal
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
children
A lovely little book filled with delightful illustrations of baby farm animals explaining their names and activities. I found it to be an enjoyable read for a child and a quick educational lesson as well. Adapted from a larger version of the book, I still enjoyed it and felt it was of quality, not rushed and short-changed as some adaptations are. Recommended for young children.
I actaully don't remember reading this one, but I know I have at least once in a fog of putting the boys to bed. Joey likes it pretty well. He likes the idea of baby animals and the fact that it is his very own Little Golden book. But it has no plot (not that a two-year-old requires a plot) and cannot compare to the magic of Sailor Dog or the appeal of Curious George.
A cute children's story.
Cute book that introduces the babies of various farm animals. The narrative is short and the illustrations have an old fashioned charm.
I am NOT an animal person but even I couldn't help but be charmed by Garth Williams sweet depictions of baby animals.
Gift from Aunt Julie - August 2006 (Baby Shower Gift)
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Generations of children picture their favorite fictional characters as drawn by Garth Williams. Thus the unforgettable dapper mouse, Stuart Little, or the kindhearted spider, Charlotte and her pig friend, Wilbur. And many other animals (bears, dogs, kittens, crickets) fantastic creatures (elves, fairies) and children and grown-ups in books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, George Selden, Charlotte Zolotow,...more
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