Sleep Tight Farm: A Farm Prepares for Winter

by Eugenie Doyle, Becca Stadtlander (Illustrator)

Overview

A captivating exploration of how a family gets a farm ready for the snow of winter, Sleep Tight Farm lyrically connects each growing season to the preparations at the very end of the farm year. This beautiful and informative book paints a fascinating picture of what winter means to the farm year and to the family that shares its seasons, from spring's new growth, summer's heat, and fall's bounty to winter's well-earned rest. All year long the farm has worked to shelter us, feed us, keep us warm, and now it's time to sleep.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452129013
Publisher:	Chronicle Books
Publication date:	08/02/2016
Pages:	36
Sales rank:	419,488
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	AD880L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Eugenie Doyle is the author of two novels for young adults and many short stories. She and her family operate The Last Resort Farm, an organic berry, vegetable, and hay farm. She lives in Vermont.

Becca Stadtlander is the illustrator of many children's and young adult publications. She was born and raised in Covington, Kentucky.

Editorial Reviews

"Calming, lullabylike charm."-School Library Journal

"Like a love song to a farm, the earth and its bounty, this gentle book is delightful."—Books to Borrow, Books to Buy

"Calming, lullabylike charm."-School Library Journal

«"Captures the stark beauty of the December landscape and the snug, communal feeling of the family kitchen and farmstand."-The Horn Book Magazine, starred review

"Like a love song to a farm, the earth and its bounty, this gentle book is delightful."—Books to Borrow, Books to Buy

«"Captures the stark beauty of the December landscape and the snug, communal feeling of the family kitchen and farmstand."-The Horn Book Magazine, starred review

From the Publisher

10/01/2016
PreS-Gr 2—A family farm produces delicious homegrown treats during the spring, summer, and fall. But what happens to the farm during winter? Readers will discover how one family puts the farm to bed: from gathering and chopping wood and harvesting the last of the tomatoes and okra to fluffing up the chicken coop and selling the last of the bounty at the farm stand. By the time December comes, the family members are hard at work hanging lights on the house, busily using the last of the harvest to make garden vegetable soup and fresh fruit pie. At long last, the farm is tucked in by quilts of snow as the quiet wind sweeps across the plains and the group settles in for a long, cozy winter. Idyllically pastoral illustrations complement the lyrical text, adding to the book's calming, lullabylike charm. Each season and its corresponding produce are highlighted in detail, demonstrating how each crop serves a specific purpose: beeswax for the candles that light the long winter nights, vegetables for winter stew, chickens for their eggs, and plump berries for delicious pie. Plenty of animals, foods, and activities are featured, affording lots of opportunities to strengthen narrative skills and dialogic reading during storytime. VERDICT Adults and children alike will appreciate this rustic, comforting tale that will feel at home in most picture book collections.—Natalie Braham, Denver Public Library

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