The mice engage in vocabulary-building banter as they seek to provide stability and safety for their adopted multi-species brood, including Kitten and The Peep, a newbie duckling. Using recycled findings, Cletus invents a vehicle just in time to help Blossom retrieve a precious object of admiration and overcome his biggest fear in the bargain. But it's a hop, spin, wobble kind of a day when Blossom loses all his marbles and Beatrice stumbles on more than one way to win.
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Award-winning illustrator Mark Evan Walker has extensive experience in editorial illustration, fine art and scenic design. Mr. Walker holds a degree from The Art Institute of Dallas. He lives in Fort Worth, Texas.
As a librarian, I see these fitting well with the ''easy fiction'' books -- a nice transition from controlled vocabulary readers to fiction chapter books. They offer a good starting place for parents and others reading aloud to children who are looking for something short and not as daunting as the longer books.
The colorful Runt Farm book covers pull you right in. Mark Evan Walker does a fantastic job with the black and white line drawings as well -- fanciful and just slightly cartoonish. Full page illustrations will be pored over by appreciative readers: Kitten and The Peep on their perilous water journey; the evil weasel; the recurrent dragonfly. Lots of action, with charmingly depicted characters fully engaged in their adventures. Both books have gentle lessons--oh, the fire and The Peep depicted with a cigar! I adored Under New Management and liked Beatrice and Blossom, too. The diversity of the Runt Farmers will be appreciated by all kinds of families, adding yet another wonderful element to the series. Everyone can find a place inside this delicious group. I look forward to their meetup with the wicked NAARFers! Danger always adds appeal (as does the fire in Book 1). --Toni Myers, retired librarian
My daughter and I loved reading these together. Funny and fun, and totally charming. We had so much fun we may have even missed the fact that we learned a thing or two. --Maddy and Lewis Buzbee, author of Steinbeck's Ghost
My daughter and I loved reading these together. Funny and fun, and totally charming. We had so much fun we may have even missed the fact that we learned a thing or two. --Maddy and Lewis Buzbee, author of Steinbeck's Ghost
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