Simms Taback's Farm Animals

Simms Taback's Animals

by Simms Taback

Simms Taback's Farm Animals by Unknown [Blue Apple Books, 2011] Hardcover [Ha...

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Storytime, Childrens

Hardcover

First published July 26, 2011

About the author

Simms Taback was an American writer, graphic artist, and illustrator of more than 35 books. He won the 2000 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing Joseph Had a Little Overcoat, and was a runner-up in 1998 for There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly.

Reviews

[midnightfaerie · Rating 4 out of 5]

My preschooler's LOVED this book. They couldn't get enough of it and it was finally a book that didn't have trains and yet they still wanted to read it over and over again. What makes this book unique is the way each page unfolds, slowly revealing clues about the animal hidden underneath. Even my 5 yr old had fun guessing which animal was going to appear. You just have to be careful with the younger ones, as it's easy to rip the pages. This one will get lots of wear in this house hold.

[Shelby Pfleiger · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Taback's series of fold-out animal books. This giant fold-out book gives its readers a BIG look at animals around the farm through questioning. Farm Animals is not only filled with large, fun illustrations, but is also an ideal mentor text for questioning and inferencing for young students. Such a fun book for primary-ages students!

[Janet · Rating 3 out of 5]

A different form of a board book. This one while encouraging the child to guess the animal from two clues has the child opening two pages to make a square where the animal is illustrated. The first square opens to the top where a clue is revealed and then the square is opened to the left and one has a four square illustration with the dimensions of 17 inches by 17 inches.

[Paula · Rating 4 out of 5]

paula's copy

[Emerson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Like City Animals, the flaps on the pages fold out to create GIANT pages - they're almost as big as I am (kidding, but they are really big). This is the classic Simms Taback farm animal style illustrations, but presented in a different way.

Mom note: the pages aren't quite board book pages, but they're definitely sturdier than standard paper pages, they can definitely hold up to a lot of tugging and use.

[Christine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I actually give this one 4 1/2 stars. It's a fun barnyard guessing game. The question "Who Am I?" repeats throughout the book. Sturdy, roughly 8X8 pages fold out to ginormous proportions as they reveal an additional clue about and just a bit more of each animal. Could make for a fun addition to animal- or farm-themed storytimes. And Simms Taback's illustrations are great, as usual.

[Renee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Giant fold out pages ask the reader to use the animal. Each flap reveals a clue about the animal's identity. Goat, pig, roster, cow, donkey, and sheep. This would be GREAT for a Toddler Story Time.

Also similar to Whose Feet by Jeannette Rowe which I can't get from Ingram anymore. That was a hit with the Toddlers.

[Leah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great fold-out illustrations make the animal guessing game more fun!

[Danielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is a good book for storytime but the pictures are a bit ugly.

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Works great for very small groups of toddlers!

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Today's storytime book. The toddlers all seemed really into it - I'll keep this one in mind for the future!

[Michelle Gray · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good for baby time

Farm theme