Funny, Beautiful, Cleaver and a Great Lesson for Young Ones 5yrs and up
Raccoon gets tired of hunting. He decides to steal food from a farm nearby. Bear gets in on the action as does Fox, Badger and Owl. But the farm soon runs out of things to steal. The rascals learn how much they hurt the farmers and make amends. They choose to work together for their food by building their own farms and trading with each other.
Anderson Atlas is an author and illustrator that lives in the hot Sonoran Desert among scaled survivors, steely eye hawks, and majestic saguaros and is inspired by crowded malls, streams hidden by massive boulders, dense forests, and distant mountain ranges.
He went to school for graphic design but found putting exciting and lengthy stories to his illustrations fit like bananas and ice cream. He’s written children’s books, YA and middle-grade novels, and a conspiracy-filled apocalypse novel. He also runs a successful freelance career involving painting for other children’s book writers and novelists.
Atlas is actively involved in book groups, writing groups, hiking, and sailing in Southern Arizona lakes. In his free time, he reads, watches movies, and spends a lot of time with family and friends.
Mr. Raccoon was fed up of eating all the bugs and mushy berries that he found in the forest. One day there was a delicious smell wafting through the trees. Mr. Raccoon soon realised that it was coming from a farm nearby, so he followed his nose.
Once on the farm he saw all the lovely food that it had to offer, so he decided to take some to feed his family. Mrs. Raccoon wasn’t happy, and told him that it was stealing other peoples items, but he didn’t listen.
Soon he had told Fox about the farm, Fox told Badger, Badger told Baby Bear, who told his Momma, and Momma told Owl. Soon all the animals knew about the delicious food on the farm, and night after night they took what they wanted, and night after night they all had a feast.
One night when Mr. Raccoon went to collect the food, there was nothing left. The animals had taken everything, now what would happen to the poor farmer and his family, and how would the animal survive without their nightly feasts?
Rascal Farm is a book that teaches children about the consequences of stealing. It is well written, and the message comes across loud and clear.
It is exquisitely illustrated, and the images really do capture the heart of the story, and the emotions of the animals and people. The animals were not portrayed as the bad guys though, more that they had misjudge their actions. Once they realised what they had done, they tried to make things right again.
At only 40 pages long, this is a quick read. It is also an enjoyable one too. The plot is perfectly executed, and it hooks you in from the start.
A wonderful book with a strong educational message that all children should learn – stealing is wrong.
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Great story with a strong story line. If anyone ask me to rate for this book according to following core areas, I would rate it like this.
Core areas- - - - Ratings 01.Story Line --- 100% 02.Illustrations --- 100% 03.Character Development --- 100% 04.Story Building --- 100% 05.Vocabulary --- 100% 06.Language Style --- 100% 07.How far Story is Relevant to the Selected Age Group --- 100%
Yeah, I would rate it like that way, indeed…..
As a fan of the books by Anderson Atlas, I know how talented author he is. I think he has a gifted writing style and techniques. Not only that, but also he has a mighty and vast imagination power. So there is no wonder this children story book become a great, enjoyable story for kids. When I began to turning pages on the screen, first thing I noticed in the book was the beautiful illustrations and the colourfulness of the pages. They were very attractive. And after that, I began to read the story. Secondly, I noticed how powerful the vocabulary he used. Kids can surely learn large amount of new words from this book. [That’s a plus right.]
From this story, child can learn about the animals in the forest and farm, Vegetables grow in the farm, some names of the delicious food, etc………. Besides that, story plot teaches some virtues, good manners to the children. I believe this book is totally advisable, withal interesting and enjoyable story book for kids. A valuable one! Recommended to every kid as a must read story!!!!