Overview
Hawthorne Farm is a funny farm, a good-humored farm, a farm that is chock full of fun!Award-winning author/illustrator Mark Teague creates a farm with a sense of humor. Readers will laugh out loud when Cousin Edward arrives from the city to help out on the farm. The cows, pigs, and sheep have been waiting for Cousin Edward to visit Hawthorne Farm. The fun is never ending as Edward tries his best to milk the cows, tend the sheep, feed the pigs, plant the garden, and much more. It is truly a day that Edward will never forget!
Synopsis
Award-winning author/illustrator Mark Teague creates a farm with a sense of humor. Readers will laugh out loud when Cousin Edward arrives from the city to help out on the farm. The cows, pigs, and sheep have been waiting for Cousin Edward to visit Hawthorne Farm. The fun is never ending as Edward tries his best to milk the cows, tend the sheep, feed the pigs, plant the garden, and much more. It is truly a day that Edward will never forget!
Join Edward as he pitches in with chores on his first visit to Hawthorne Farm - where the pigs play practical jokes, the sheep brush their teeth before heading out to graze, and the mice churn their own butter.
It's a day Edward will never forget - a funny day on a funny farm.
Publishers Weekly
When Edward, a city-slicker dog, arrives at his canine relatives' farm for a visit, Teague provides the perfect setup for this goofily sweet fish-out-of-water tale. As fans familiar with the antics of Teague's other pooch-Ike from the Dear Mrs. LaRue books-might expect, the narrative nature of the crisp oil illustrations reveals a much more entertaining version of the story than does the straightforward text. The line, "In the woods, Edward helps make maple syrup," accompanies a spread showing Edward stumbling through a clearing with his paw stuck in a bucket. And when "Edward and Judy go outside to tend the sheep," Edward is shown petrified, having somehow hooked the leg of one unhappy looking ram. Young readers will find plenty to revisit in the humorous bucolic scenes of barnyard creatures at work and play. And though Edward never quite gets the hang of farm chores, kids will take heart that his bemused hosts are ever-tolerant of his botched efforts. Ages 4-8. (Apr.)
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Publishers Weekly
When Edward, a city-slicker dog, arrives at his canine relatives' farm for a visit, Teague provides the perfect setup for this goofily sweet fish-out-of-water tale. As fans familiar with the antics of Teague's other pooch-Ike from the Dear Mrs. LaRue books-might expect, the narrative nature of the crisp oil illustrations reveals a much more entertaining version of the story than does the straightforward text. The line, "In the woods, Edward helps make maple syrup," accompanies a spread showing Edward stumbling through a clearing with his paw stuck in a bucket. And when "Edward and Judy go outside to tend the sheep," Edward is shown petrified, having somehow hooked the leg of one unhappy looking ram. Young readers will find plenty to revisit in the humorous bucolic scenes of barnyard creatures at work and play. And though Edward never quite gets the hang of farm chores, kids will take heart that his bemused hosts are ever-tolerant of his botched efforts. Ages 4-8. (Apr.)
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Edward, a young anthropomorphic dog, is visiting his aunt, uncle, and cousin at their farm for the first time. And a funny farm it is indeed. Up before he is really awake, Edward watches Uncle Earl milk the cow. His cousin Judy gives him a push into the mud when he feeds the pigs. The chickens don't appreciate his gathering their eggs. Then Edward gets stuck in the buckets of maple syrup. Edward watches an ant plow as his uncle does the same. He digs in the garden along with a gopher. When it rains, he watches from inside as the pigs splash happily in the puddles while a mother bird holds an umbrella over her babies. Cousin Judy tries to teach him to knit; then they tend the sheep. Still trying to help, Edward paints part of the barn the wrong color. He does enjoy a hearty dinner and a barn dance with the other critters before going to bed for his hard-earned sleep. Visualized on double-page spreads that bleed off all edges, the characters, painted in oils, have their sculptural qualities emphasized. But everything is lighthearted fun; sheep brush their teeth in the trough, a pair of mice churn milk into cheese in a mouse-size churn, Edward's knitting is full of holes. And through it all, Edward wears a black dress suit and red bow tie. Note the contrasting jacket and cover. Reviewer: Ken Marantz and Sylvia MarantzSchool Library Journal
PreS-Gr 2
It's obvious that Edward, a black-and-white bulldog sporting a bow tie, doesn't have a clue about what his first visit to Hawthorne Farm will bring. For starters, the cows play tetherball, sheep brush their teeth, and snickering pigs cause mischief whenever they can. The understated text, e.g., "Edward gathers eggs from the henhouse," provides an amusing contrast to the chaos captured in Teague's signature oil illustrations (Edward, eggs flying wildly out of his basket, is chased by an upset chicken). One chore after another keeps the dog busy, from plowing a field to slopping the pigs and making maple syrup. The plot is skimpy, but Teague fans will enjoy his latest zany offering.-Lee Bock, Glenbrook Elementary School, Pulaski, WI