I loved the text herein and all that's keeping this one from a fifth star is the illustrations. They didn't quite work for me. I liked all of them save the ones with people in, those were somehow jarring to me. The text, however, made even this old crank feel a little hopeful about the year that is ...
Brilliant. A board book that amused the hell out of me as an adult, and even drew the amused interest of the Spouse. The rhymes are good, funny, and combined with the pictures define the terms well. Useful for anyone who doesn't know much Yiddish. Truly, I am charmed, and I want someone I know to ha...
Children return to school and the farm animals are bored. They visit the public library, but aren't understood by the librarian. Finally the hen clucks "Book!", solving the animals' dilemma.