Good Morning, Farm - by Anita Bijsterbosch (Board Book)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

"A great interactive story for little ones where they can try to find a mouse on each of the pages in addition to guessing what animal will appear on the next page." - Lorain Public Library System

Time to wake up at the farm. The rooster wakes up the dog. And the dog wakes up the sheep. But who will wake up the cat? And on every page, a little mouse is hiding. Can you find it?

A colorful search-and-guess book about animals and waking up. For toddlers ages 24 months and up, with a focus on the child's world.

At Clavis, our focus is on what's best for children. We believe that books play an important role in each new phase in life. Our toddler books are tailored for every stage from 0 to 3 and focus on the five most important themes in their life: daily life, skills, emotions, the world, and language development. The age range and theme of every book in our toddler series can be found on the back cover in the form of a colored train.

Review Quotes

"Wake up! It's time to meet the farm animals. A rooster with boldly colored plumage begins the morning wake-up call against a sunrise-peach sky. The dog wakes--"Woof, woof!"--and rouses the sheep: "Baa!" And so it goes, with cow, horse, pig, and goat each taking center stage by turn. Each animal gets full-spread treatment against clear blue skies and uncluttered backdrops. The signature noise and name of each animal are set in boldface within two sentences of descriptive text. Following this description, the narrator spies a tail, ear, hoof, or horn on the right edge of each spread that hints at which animal will appear next. On each spread, a tiny mouse that's hidden in plain sight sleeps through the noise, finally waking on the penultimate spread, in which: "Shhh! The cat is still sleeping." The final-spread reprise of all eight farm animal sounds finally wakens the cat. The smiling, large-scale animals make it clear what toddler readers should focus on, the simple, farm-scene backgrounds putting the animals in context without too many distractions. Guessing which animal is next and searching for the hidden mouse provide just the right amount of interaction for the target age group. Toddlers will be ready to sing "Old MacDonald" after this board-book guessing game." - Kirkus Reviews

" A great interactive story for little ones where they can try to find a mouse on each of the pages in addition to guessing what animal will appear on the next page." - Lorain Public Library System

"Good Morning Farm by Anita Bijsterbosch is a fun farm animal picture book for children. The illustrations are adorable and highlight each animal. I loved the sneak peak of a body part of the next animal on each page with a question posed for the reader to guess the animal coming next. This would be a great book to read aloud with young children to promote language development." - Plymouth Public Schools

"This book has bright colorful illustrations with plenty of background additions kids will surely notice. Each page has an animal, complete with appropriate sounds. However, each page also has the preview of the next animal at the edge of the page. The adult reading the book can allow time for the child (or group of them) to guess what's coming next. Kids love to make predictions and have them confirmed. This book offers many options for class engagement, and I appreciate that as an educator and a parent. Good Morning, Farm would be a great addition to a preschool classroom library or a home collection." - Superhero Success Foundation