Feeding the Sheep
“What are you doing?” is the repeated refrain of this engaging story spanning the cycle of the seasons. “ ‘What are you doing?’ the little girl asked. ‘Feeding the sheep,’ her mother said. Snowy day, corn and hay.” Each page spread introduces another scene in which the little girl asks the question and her mother replies, followed by a playful rhyme about the work being done. The end result is a story of how the sheep’s wool, which the mother shears in early spring, becomes a cozy blue sweater that she has knit for the little girl by autumn’s end. This terrific read-aloud has delightful language and a satisfying, full-circle conclusion, while the lively illustrations integrate each step of the wool-working into scenes that also depict the changing seasons, the love between the spirited girl and busy mom, and the warmth within their home. ©2010 Cooperative Children’s Book Center
Illustrated by Andrea U'Ren
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 3-6
Age Range:
Babies/Toddlers (birth – 3)
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
Circular Stories
Curiosity
Mothers
Patterned text/Repetition
Seasons
Stories in Rhyme
Publisher:
Farrar Straus Giroux
Publish Year: 2010
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9780374322960
CCBC Location: Picture Book, Schubert