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Big Red Barn
By the big red barnIn the great green field,
There was a pink pig
Who was learning to squeal
There were horses and sheep and goats and geese - and a jaunty old scarecrow leaning on his hoe. And they all lived together by the big red barn.
In Joyous and exuberant pictures, Felicia Bond lovingly evokes Margaret Wise Brown's simple, rythmic text about the cycle of a day on a farm...more
There was a pink pig
Who was learning to squeal
There were horses and sheep and goats and geese - and a jaunty old scarecrow leaning on his hoe. And they all lived together by the big red barn.
In Joyous and exuberant pictures, Felicia Bond lovingly evokes Margaret Wise Brown's simple, rythmic text about the cycle of a day on a farm...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
January 6th 1995
by HarperFestival
(first published January 1st 1985)
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"Big Red Barn" by Margaret Wise Brown was a really good book, and my daughter enjoyed it immensely. As a parent, I take great joy when I see my daughter really enjoying what I read and recognizing the pictures that she sees on the page. She was able to identify all the animals, and even wanted to know "Where they mama at?"
The author did a really good job of displaying a lot of colors in this book too. I think that really helps children as they are learning to read because all the bright colors c...more
The author did a really good job of displaying a lot of colors in this book too. I think that really helps children as they are learning to read because all the bright colors c...more
Big Red Barn is one of those baby books that provokes either charm or annoyance in adult readers, and delight in young listeners. It is marked by Brown's soothingly rhythmic, repetitive text, sprinkled with farmyard animal noises that toddlers will love to imitate. The story opens with "a pink pig/ who was learning to squeal" greeting the sunrise. Other farm animals go about their activities throughout the day, and (just as in Goodnight Moon) the pictures become progressively darker as night fal...more
My toddler's all-time favorite book. It's a sweet portrait of a pastoral farm that takes you to meet the animals and back to meet them again in different contexts, told in lovely irregular rhyming verse (à la Goodnight Moon). With a simple vocabulary and virtually no "story," it's easy for her to grasp what's going on in a way she can't with many of her books. There are plenty of pictures of familiar animals she can name and make the sounds of, and the quiet rhythm of it and the fact that it end...more
Nov 29, 2012
Dolly
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
parents reading with younger children
This is a short, entertaining book featuring farm animals. The narrative is simple and repetitive and the illustrations by Felicia Bond are colorful and cartoonish, so this book is perfect for younger children.
I never knew that she had collaborated with Margaret Wise Brown, and while this book could never take the place of Goodnight Moon or The Runaway Bunny in my heart, it was fun to read.
I never knew that she had collaborated with Margaret Wise Brown, and while this book could never take the place of Goodnight Moon or The Runaway Bunny in my heart, it was fun to read.
Jul 10, 2011
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In the Big Red Barn farm animals have the run of the barn this day. The children are gone, so they are free to mingle on the farm until it is time to sleep. The exception is the lonely field mouse that was born in the corn field. The story reminds me of a community. All of the farm animals, with the exception of the mouse, are going about their business doing whatever it is they do, with one exception. The mouse is left all alone, and doesn’t have the connection with the others. One feels kind o...more
Gearing up for our "Farm-tastic" story time we corralled two copies of the picture book format of this classic. (It's been a favorite since 1956!) We have the luxury of performing teams for our library presentations. One performer read one page spread and the other performer read the next, trading off to the end of the book and then reciting the last page in unison. This adds variety and keeps the energy going. It also helps the children enjoy the pictures as they can choose the book nearest the...more
May 06, 2012
Lora Carroll
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
children-birth-to-three-years
A beautiful little board book, this story introduces young children to life on the farm. It has lovely illustrations.
Publisher's Overview:
In joyous and exuberant pictures, Felicia Bond lovingly evokes Margaret Wise Brown's simple, rhythmic text about the cycle of a day on a farm, where a family of animals peacefully plays and sleeps.
In the barnyard there are roosters and cows, horses and goats, and a pink piglet who is learning to squeal. Margaret Wise Brown's lulling story about a day in the li...more
Publisher's Overview:
In joyous and exuberant pictures, Felicia Bond lovingly evokes Margaret Wise Brown's simple, rhythmic text about the cycle of a day on a farm, where a family of animals peacefully plays and sleeps.
In the barnyard there are roosters and cows, horses and goats, and a pink piglet who is learning to squeal. Margaret Wise Brown's lulling story about a day in the li...more
totally, totally, a fave
My first read of this book was a bit unimpressive. It wasn't until I gave a second read-aloud to my kids, that I began to fully appreciate the rhythm and rhyme that Margaret Wise Brown so magically infuses into many of her stories. Smooth and soothing, this quick became our favorite bedtime read. I could recite the entire story to a sleepy child with my eyes closed (as it never failed to lull me a bit as well). A wonderful bedtime read.
I read this book to my son almost daily, yet I already feel nostalgic about it. I am certain I will look back at this book and miss it terribly when he outgrows it. It is a hands-down favorite in our house. To me, it encapsulates the sweetness, serenity, and innocence of childhood and it is a wonderful way to introduce the world to a new life. I treasure this book and I love to give copies of it to new parents.
This picture book is about a farm whose animals lived together as a family. With the children gone, the animals can do whatever they choose, everyone except the mouse who is left all alone. This is a cute, short, and sweet book that can be used to teach about rhyming. It can also be great to use when talking about animals in the lower grades, such as Kindergarten.
Jan 05, 2013
Miriam
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
picture-books,
read-in-2013
I adore the rhythm of this one. I feel like I'm reading a country hoedown. The pictures are perfectly nice, but they pale in comparison with the lively text they're paired with. I felt they needed more colour, as the words danced along to an unseen and unheard tune. I don't know how I missed this one when I was a kid, but I'm glad to have found it now!
I absolutely love this story! It's a basic introduction to animals and things around the farm, but the pictures are so great and colorful and my toddler loves to point out different things and name them as well as mimic all the animal noises. I also love how it teaches some contrast between the "big brown cow" and the "little brown cow." It's a great book!
This is a picture book and it is intended for the readers of the nursery age group. This book is about the animals who live in the big red barn on the farm and what they do during their day. The pictures are real to life and the words are too small. This book would intrest children who like animals and would be used before a trip to the farm.
If you can get past the racy scene with the Scarecrow and his "ho," this is a pretty solid story of some animals doing their thing on a farm. While there is no central hero for whom to root, the overall character development is pretty solid. I truly enjoyed counting all of the eggs. SPOILER ALERT: There are 10 in total.
Mar 05, 2011
Megan
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
kids
Shelves:
childrens-lit,
pk-s-favorites
This book gets read three or four times a day at my house. Peter and I both love the bright pictures of farm animals (reminiscent of old Currier and Ives art), however the rhyme scheme leaves something to be desired - it's pretty inconsistent and flat. Still, it's one of Peter's favorites, and you can't argue with a 4 year old.
I love children's books and I love Margaret Wise Brown. This edition has new illustrations, and I really liked them, though I was worried I wouldn't like the change. A little of the feel of "Goodnight Moon" ... "By the big red barn in the great green field..." Can't wait to read it to my grandgirls and the kids at school.
Another wonderful children's favorite from Margaret Brown. It can go very nicely as a bedtime ritual with Goodnight Moon. It documents the daily life of farm animals and their friends from sunrise to sunset. And it is the sunset part which can aid in setting the sun on another day of your young child's world!
We've read this to you since you were an infant and it's always had a soothing effect. You like to say some of the lines with us, and you learned about weather vanes here. You used to be a bit unnerved by the tiger tomcat mao, and you like looking at the page where all the animals are asleep in the barn.
I really enjoyed this one, just as much as "Goodnight Moon". Though I haven't read many of her books, I have a feeling she's a quality author and that many of her books will prove to be well-written, well illustrated classics. I read this particular one in a baby board book form.
Aug 07, 2009
Julie
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
parents who need to get their kids to sleep
Shelves:
kids-books
This is my favorite bedtime book for little ones. I've actually memorized it I've read it so many times. The best thing about it is how the language is rhythmic and soothing, and progressively slows down as the book goes on, so by the end of the book, I feel ready to fall asleep too!
i don't think this is quite as good as Goodnight Moon--the story isn't as refine and the pacing is a bit off for me--but it is still another excellent story by Margaret Wise Brown. she has this interesting way of looking at things that is just rare today--she always manages to see not just what is there, but what is not, and she celebrates the quiet things. barnyard animals are always a big hit around here, and this book features a lot!
I love read this book before we go to the farm on a field trip with the kindergarteners. This book shares with the students how all the animals live in the Big Red Barn. I have the students make text-to-world connections with this book after we have our farm visit.
Mar 17, 2012
Julie Graham 47150
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
picture-books
I just read this story with one of my students who really likes the other books in my library that have been written by the author, Margaret Wise Brown. Brown's books are very comforting to most children. This story is about farm animals and what they do while the farmer and his family are away.
I think that I would give one and half stars to this book.
The graceful flow of Margaret Wise Brown's words is very nice and very soothing, which I'm sure would make this an ideal book for the calming down of toddlers. I, myself, found it to be enjoyable and serene.
The graceful flow of Margaret Wise Brown's words is very nice and very soothing, which I'm sure would make this an ideal book for the calming down of toddlers. I, myself, found it to be enjoyable and serene.
Big Red Barn is a great book for preschoolers. It is neat to see what the animals on the farm do during the day when the family is not at the farm. The illustrations in this book are great. It is fun to find all of the animals and look for the mouse.
The best book ever! I remember "reading" this (more like memorized since I didn't know how for read yet) and absolutely loving every second of it. I would read this with my mom every single night. This was and always will be my favourite book.
Learn the environment of a barn! The Big Red Barn is a book for younger students to learn, and be able to identify different animals that you may be able to find in a barn. This book would be suitable for students in pre-k through 3rd grade.
Just when I thought that Margaret Wise Brown was a one-hit wonder, I checked out "Big Red Barn" and boy is it good! It lacks the art work of Goodnight Moon but of course the artist is different. The story is very nice, demonstrating all the animals on the farm and their relative sizes. It teaches concepts of tall and short, big and little, etc. Nice board book format. Good potty time book.
I'm not a big fan of this one. It has an irregular rhythm to it. I feel like the text was forced. I definitely prefer Good Night Moon. But Will and Vince love it.
This is one of Vince's current favorites that he requests multiple times a day.
This is one of Vince's current favorites that he requests multiple times a day.
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Margaret Wise Brown wrote hundreds of books and stories during her life, but she is best known for Goodnight Moon and Runaway Bunny. Even though she died nearly 60 years ago, her books still sell very well.
Margaret loved animals. Most of her books have animals as characters in the story. She liked to write books that had a rhythm to them. Sometimes she would put a hard word into the story or poem....more
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Margaret loved animals. Most of her books have animals as characters in the story. She liked to write books that had a rhythm to them. Sometimes she would put a hard word into the story or poem....more
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Aug 15, 2012 05:53am
Nancy wrote: "Cute review, Pam."
Aug 15, 2012 10:33am