Animal Families: Farm

Animal Families

by Jane Ormes (Illustrator)

Find out the different names for mother and father animals on the farm -- and then lift the flap to find the babies and learn what they are called.

Find out the different names for mother and father animals on the farm -- and then lift the flap to find the babies and learn what they are called. This striking, satisfying introduction to animal families features screen-printed artwork and bold neon ink to capture the attention and imagination of babies and toddlers.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Animals

14 pages, Board book

Published October 1, 2019

About the author

Jane Ormes is a printmaker and designer. Her limited-edition prints are available through a number of galleries and other outlets, as are mugs and other home goods featuring her whimsical and colorful designs.

Reviews

[Daisy May Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Much more visually distinct than many other board books out there, this is a really beautiful thing from Jane Ormes and Nosy Crow. Artistically it's reminiscent of some powerful things - Orla Kiely; Pat Hutchins to name but two - and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's a simple lift the flap exercise, though instead of moving on a north-south dynamic, these flaps explore east-west (and as such, offer the opportunity to play around with developing some other skills, plus the awareness of the 'movement' of the book itself).

I also rather loved that it doesn't shy away from esoteric and strange vocabulary. Not everything for this age group has to be written in a particular manner; this teaches the collective noun for donkeys (a pace!) and talks about the different names for mummy and daddy animals to be found on a farm. The illustrations throughout are lovely, and this is such a gorgeous thing.

My thanks to the publisher for a review copy.

[Becky Shaknovich · Rating 2 out of 5]

I love the illustrations, the vocabulary, and the interactive flaps... However, this is not only a book about farm animals, but a book about families. In that sense it is actually very heteronormative. The book portrays traditional two-parent nuclear families over and over again. Kids who have a single parent, LGBTQ+ parents, live with grandparents, etc. may feel excluded or othered. I'll be skipping this book for storytime.

[Tayler K.M. · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute animal lift-the-flap book in a sort of retro green-red-yellow color scheme.

I liked how the baby animal name under the flap always has an exclamation point, as if it's a surprise. Made it fun.

There were also collective nouns on the two-flap final spread. I love collective nouns. I don't think I knew that it's a drove of pigs and a pace of donkeys. (I just noticed the first letters of those pairs are swapped and that's fun.)

[Katelynne · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love lift the flap books for reading with babies. I feel like this will be a really fun one because it includes vocabulary adults might not know, but won’t be confusing for little kids. I learned some animal group names from this book!

[Nicole · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just read with my toddler.. I really liked the illustrations and the flaps. It was pretty simple with a nice repetition of format, but there could have been more animals and concepts. Would rent it from the library, but wouldn’t purchase.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this board book! The text is simple but informative, and I really like the art as well. It's a bit complicated for young infants but would be great for older toddlers.

[Kirsty · Rating 3 out of 5]

lovely book

[Janet · Rating 4 out of 5]

Featuring four farm animals giving the names for the mother, father, and baby of each species with a fold out flap that makes each family illustration in three panels. Group names given in last fold outs. Who knew a drove of pigs, not me.