Farm the Farm: A Lift-the-Flap Book

by Sarah Lynne Reul, Sarah Lynne Reul (Illustrator)

Overview

A lift-the-flap book that lets little ones farm the farm!

This interactive novelty board book encourages readers to care for animals at the farm by lifting the sturdy flaps on each spread. Feed the hens, brush the pony’s mane, and open the gate so the cow can graze in the pasture in this inventive and engaging book that teaches little ones how to be responsible.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781534409408
Publisher:	Little Simon
Publication date:	04/09/2019
Pages:	18
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	2 - 4 Years

About the Author

Sarah Lynne Reul is an illustrator and award-winning 2D animator who likes science, bright colors, and figuring out how things work. After a number of years in science museum education and non-profit administration, she was lured back to school by the magic of making drawings come to life. She earned an MFA in 2D animation from the Academy of Art University and her thesis film, The Search for the Monster of Lake Quannapowitt, won Best Animation for Kids at Animation Block Party 2015. Sarah Lynne strives to pack all the dynamic energy of animation into each of her illustrations. Originally from Brooklyn, she now lives just outside of Boston with her husband and two little girls.

Sarah Lynne Reul is an illustrator and award-winning 2D animator who likes science, bright colors, and figuring out how things work. After a number of years in science museum education and non-profit administration, she was lured back to school by the magic of making drawings come to life. She earned an MFA in 2D animation from the Academy of Art University and her thesis film, The Search for the Monster of Lake Quannapowitt, won Best Animation for Kids at Animation Block Party 2015. Sarah Lynne strives to pack all the dynamic energy of animation into each of her illustrations. Originally from Brooklyn, she now lives just outside of Boston with her husband and two little girls.

Editorial Reviews

2019-04-14
Spend the day on the farm, caring for the animals.

Calling all farmers! Put on your overalls and boots, because we are going to the farm. Readers are first introduced to a sad cow, who just wants to graze the pasture. "Swing" open the gate (flap), and the cow is happy to go. Next, readers meet hungry, unhappy hens. Lift the flap to "sprinkle some food" and see them eating away. Moving along, readers find a pony who needs some primping. Turn down the flap to "brush" its mane and ta-da! The pony's eyes are visible. Next, readers see an egg that's too cold. When readers flip the flap to turn on the heat lamp, surprise! A duckling hatches. Oh no! The goat is hungry—move the flap to "feed" it from a bottle. Time to grab the clippers and "swipe" them across the sheep's fleece. Lift the flap to see the happy, shaved sheep. Next, readers meet the pig from the cover, dismayed by the dust. Turn the flap to "twist the faucet" and make a muddy wallow. Finally, it's time to pick up the poop. "Grab a shovel" and some grossed-out laughs before flipping the flap to clean it up. Reul's expressive, funny cartoons give her animals lots of personality, and the highlighted verbs are robust additions to toddlers' vocabularies.

Interactions make this simple day on the farm a fun one. (Board book. 2-6)

Kirkus Reviews