Barnyard Banter

by Denise Fleming (Author) Denise Fleming (Illustrator)

Barnyard Banter
Reading Level: K − 1st Grade

This farm favorite is now a board book, perfect for preschoolers.

"Cows in the pasture, moo, moo, moo. Roosters in the barnyard, cock-a-doodle-doo . . ."

It's another noisy morning on the farm, and all of the animals are where they should be -- except Goose. And where is Goose? Young children will enjoy clucking, mucking, mewing, and cooing while they search for Goose on every gorgeously illustrated spread.

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Publishers Weekly

Finally, Denise Fleming fans will be crowing now that Barnyard Banter is in a board book edition. With "Cows in the pasture, / moo, moo, moo" and Roosters in the barnyard, / cock-a-doodle-doo," young children will happily follow Goose, chasing a butterfly around a lush and colorful farm. ( May) Copyright 2001 Publishers Weekly Used with permission.

Review quotes

"Lush colors, startled, wide-eyed animals, and bold black print make each page jump with activity." —Kirkus Reviews, pointer

"Strong rhythm and rhyme, plus fun onomatopoeic animal sounds demand reading aloud." —School Library Journal, starred review

Denise Fleming

Denise Fleming has written and illustrated many children's books, including "In the Tall, Tall Grass," "Shout! Shout It Out"!, and "Sleepy, Oh So Sleepy." She won a Caldecott Honor for "In the Small, Small Pond." Denise published her first painting in the third grade, when she started taking classes at the Toledo Museum of Art and one of her paintings was chosen to be the cover of a teacher's magazine. She now works primarily with paper, by pouring colored paper pulp through hand-cut stencils. She lives in Toledo, Ohio.

Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780805055818
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
K
Publisher
Henry Holt & Company
Publication date
October 19, 1997
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV002090 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Farm Animals
Library of Congress categories
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