Leah Gale

First sentence: It is supper time on the farm. The animals are very hungry. But where is Farmer Jones?

Premise/plot: The Animals of Farmer Jones is a classic Little Golden Book. This one was originally published in 1942. Half the book is spent visiting ALL the animals on the farm--every one must make its sound after all--who want to know where Farmer Jones is. The other half of the book focuses on Farmer Jones visiting ALL the animals and feeding them.

My thoughts: Is this the most thrilling show more farm book? Perhaps it isn't. But it has all the elements you'd expect: a wide variety of farm animals, all the animal sounds, repetition of the text, predictability. The illustrations are by Richard Scarry. They are fabulous illustrations.

If reading about farm animals is part of your life now as a parent, a grandparent, a guardian, then you might as well read a few classics as well. show less

Farmer Jones' animals are hungry for supper, but he is still working in the field. Each animal makes their respective sound as they wonder "where is Farmer Jones?" Wonderful for young children to introduce them to animal sounds. The Richard Scarry illustrations are very different from his "Busytown" artwork, and provide an interesting contrast for children to think about.

I enjoyed the archived copy on openlibrary.org. Very cute, would work as a leveled reader because of the repetition. I would have enjoyed this when I was young, and it would have been fun to read with my boys when they were little.

A Little Golden Book from 1970 with early Richard Scarry illustrations different from his later outline style of drawing. The repetitive format with animal sounds repeated when the farm animals are fed allows the listener to participate.