Good Night Farm

Good Night Our World

by Adam Gamble, Cooper Kelly (Illustrator)

Good Night Farm highlights corn, wheat, cotton, apples, peaches, pumpkin farms, and animals such as horses, cows, goats, sheep, geese, ducks, and chickens. Tractors, barns, and sheep shearing are also featured. Within the pages of this educational board book, children will spend a day on the farm while they learn about how a farm works. Don't forget your overalls!

This book is part of the bestselling Good Night Our World series, which includes hundreds of titles exploring iconic locations and exciting themes.

Genres: Childrens

28 pages, Board book

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Adam Gamble, is a writer, a photographer, and a publisher. He is the author of many books in the Good Night Books series, In the Footsteps of Thoreau, and A Public Betrayed. He lives in Sandwich, MA.

Reviews

[Ashlyn]

I feel like Good Night Farm is fairly unique compared to the rest of the books in the series that I've read so far. The beginning of the book shows different farm animals, such as cows, rooster, pigs, and sheep. Then, there is a barn with kids jumping into hay, a scarecrow, and a tractor ride. Then the authors show different types of food that might be seen on a farm: apples, potatoes, strawberries, and pumpkins. They even remembered to add a Christmas tree farm. I would have never thought about that! This was probably my favorite page because it is something we don't think about on a daily basis:



Overall, the illustrations were good and the writing flowed better than some of the other books in the series. If a child is obsessed with all things farm-related, Good Night Farm might be a good addition to their book collection.

[Tami]

Because there are so many animal, chicken cow and pig and scarecrow and bee keeper and a big red barn and hay rides and horses and there are things growing in the ground and there is an apple orchard. Likes it because it is about a farm and she wants to go to the farm. Per HOPE🍩🍶🍵🍮🍿🍫🎂🙉🙊👓🐱🐼 I like the bee keeper and other areas of a farm that isn't commonly thought of as farm items

[Karawan]

We picked this up in the gift shop of a farm we recently visited. I love it! At first glance, it could be confusing because of the multiple layers. The story covers one day from sunrise to bedtime, but it also covers one year from spring to winter. That didn't bother me, but others may disagree. What I LOVED was that it wasn't just a generic "here are all the farm animals" book. It used simple language but talked about how we get milk and butter from cows, and how things like Thanksgiving dinner and Christmas trees also come from farms. I especially liked the undercurrent of expressing thanks for all these foods and products that most kids take for granted.

[Magila]

I liked but did not love the illustrations. My son found the book engaging, but not amazing. There is no rhyme scheme, which helps with board books. Where it did excel was telling children all the different things that happen on a farm. I wish it were just a little better. I want to give it a 4 or 5 just because I think that children should be aware where their food comes from. There are animals, fruits, vegetables, equipment, and more.

The good night aspect was a little stretched. Yes, yes, this is quite a review for a board book. It just had quite a bit of unmet potential, and I'm sad about it. Borrow it from a library.