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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2016 | Picture Books
PreS-Gr 2—A family farm produces delicious homegrown treats during the spring, summer, and fall. But what happens to the farm during winter? Readers will discover how one family puts the farm to bed: from gathering and chopping wood and harvesting the last of the tomatoes and okra to fluffing up the chicken coop and selling the last of the bounty at the farm stand. By the time December comes, the family members are hard at work hanging lights on the house, busily us...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Starred Review on August 1, 2016
Here's a unique look at the (considerable) work involved in putting a small farm to bed for the winter-covering strawberry plants with straw, cutting back and burning raspberry canes, chopping and stacking wood, building a windbreak for the beehives, moving the farm machinery into the equipment shed. Illustrations reveal a family of four-mom and dad, two kids (and a dog), wearing increasingly warmer clothes as the weather becomes colder-working together to accomplish their many tasks. Each double-page spread giv...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on April 1, 2016
A family of four works together to accomplish the many tasks involved in putting their small farm to bed for winter. Each spre...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

