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Wake Up, Wake Up!
On the farm, the rooster wakes up with the rising sun, and he awakens the goose, who in turn awakens the sheep, and so on, until finally the farmer awakens and feeds all of his animals.
- GenresPicture Books
17 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1993
About the author
Brian Wildsmith
255 books55 followersBrian Wildsmith (1930-2016) was raised in a small mining village in Yorkshire, England, where, he says, "Everything was grey. There wasn't any colour. It was all up to my imagination. I had to draw in my head..."
He won a scholarship to the Slade School of Fine Art where he studied for three years. For a while he taught music at the Royal Military School of Music, but then gave it up so that he could paint full time.
He has deservedly earned a reputation as one of the greatest living children's illustrators. In 1962, he published his first children's book, ABC, for which he was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal, Britain's equivalent to the Caldecott Medal. He was also a runner up for this medal for The Owl and the Woodpecker.
Wildsmith has said: "I believe that beautiful picture books are vitally important in subconsciously forming a child's visual appreciation, which will bear fruit in later life."
In 1994, the Brian Wildsmith Art Museum was established in Izukogen, a town south of Tokyo, Japan. Almost one and a half million people visited a traveling exhibition of his work in 2005. Eight hundred of his paintings are on loan to the museum.
Brian is married, has four children, and currently lives in the south of France.
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He won a scholarship to the Slade School of Fine Art where he studied for three years. For a while he taught music at the Royal Military School of Music, but then gave it up so that he could paint full time.
He has deservedly earned a reputation as one of the greatest living children's illustrators. In 1962, he published his first children's book, ABC, for which he was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal, Britain's equivalent to the Caldecott Medal. He was also a runner up for this medal for The Owl and the Woodpecker.
Wildsmith has said: "I believe that beautiful picture books are vitally important in subconsciously forming a child's visual appreciation, which will bear fruit in later life."
In 1994, the Brian Wildsmith Art Museum was established in Izukogen, a town south of Tokyo, Japan. Almost one and a half million people visited a traveling exhibition of his work in 2005. Eight hundred of his paintings are on loan to the museum.
Brian is married, has four children, and currently lives in the south of France.
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March 14, 2018Text to self connection
My daughter and I read this book at least three times a week! She loves reading this at night then waking up to the sun shining in the morning. When I wake up in the morning, I like to let the sun peak in (when it decides to be out anyway) and I yell "Wake up, wake up!" When my daughter wakes up, we go through the different animals that the sun woke up. She loves to get silly and bring in other characters to wake up. She may say "Wake up Mickey Mouse!" and we will say "oooh toodles." It comes as great pleasure for me to help make her love for reading grow.
My daughter and I read this book at least three times a week! She loves reading this at night then waking up to the sun shining in the morning. When I wake up in the morning, I like to let the sun peak in (when it decides to be out anyway) and I yell "Wake up, wake up!" When my daughter wakes up, we go through the different animals that the sun woke up. She loves to get silly and bring in other characters to wake up. She may say "Wake up Mickey Mouse!" and we will say "oooh toodles." It comes as great pleasure for me to help make her love for reading grow.
April 17, 2017
Should be a board book for tots. I love the expressions on the animals' faces as they are woken, especially the sheep. The repetitious pattern will help with reading readiness. Cute, but not quite as good as What Did I Find?.
October 6, 2011
Wake up, Wake up is an educational childrens book that discusses farm animals and the sounds they make. It is very informational for children to learn about farm animals. I could use this book in a lesson for young children. I could play farm animal sounds and they could tell me which animal is making the sound.
August 28, 2009
this is very funny
November 5, 2016
Art was a little unintentionally creepy at times, but cute, simple story perfect for littles.
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