We Love the Dirt

by Tony Johnston, Alexa Brandenberg (Illustrator)

An early reader storybook is set on a small farm and explores how the farmer, the pig, the frog, the cricket, the earthworm, the tree, the flower, and the scarecrow each involve themselves with the dirt in a special way. Original.

Genres: Fiction, Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1997

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.

Tony Johnston has written many acclaimed books for young people. She and her husband lived in Mexico for fifteen years, where they raised their children. She now lives in San Marino, California.

Reviews

[Rod Brown]

Slant rhymes and amateurish art sink this ode to dirt.

The book visits all the residents of a farm -- humans, animals, insects, plants -- and provides their opinion or main activity in regard to soil. The author quickly runs out of rhymes for "dirt" and at first tries to get something close like "snort" and then gives up entirely and just drops in stuff like "night" and "quilt."

My daughter was not a fan when she was three.

[Talea]

Very cute level 1 reader about a farm.

[Rachel]

This is a good book for kids to learn about dirt. It shows all the roles of people and animals on the farm.

[Little Champs]

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