JUDY SIERRA poet & folklorist
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E-I-E-I-O!
How Old MacDonald Got His Farm
(with a Little Help from a Hen)


​by Judy Sierra, illustrated by Matthew Myers.
​Candlewick, 2014.

In which Old MacDonald decides to stop mowing his yard
and with the help of a famous hen
creates an organic farm

Picture
Picture
The story is cumulative, so I made it into a flannel board. Vegetables are felt, characters are white nonfusible interfacing colored with Caran D'Ache crayons.

REVIEWS

"Sierra has written an ingenious parable that’s ripped-from-the-headlines (or HGTV), and she has a two-peas-in-a-pod partnership with Myers, whose sculptural pictures and sly comedy add just the right amount of visual extravagance."

—Publishers Weekly (*STARRED REVIEW)

"A sustainability take on the old nursery rhyme, this humorous go-round places the Little Red Hen in the role of consultant to Old MacDonald. ... Myers’ acrylic-and-oil illustrations are eye-popping, with wildly exaggerated faces and bodies. A fun twist on an old favorite."


—Booklist

"Sierra imagines a rollicking suburban scenario that starts when MacDonald
gets tired of mowing the lawn and begins to seek out creative alternatives. A grass-nibbling goat is joined by the 'smartest hen in history,' and the fun begins."

—School Library Journal
​

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    • Sleepy Little Alphabet
    • What Time Is It, Mr. Crocodile?
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