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  • Published: 1 July 2012
  • ISBN: 9780307930828
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Board Book
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $15.99

Farmyard Beat



Now in a board book edition, a bouncy barnyard romp from a New York Times bestseller!

Author Lindsey Craig teams up with Arthur creator and bestselling artist Marc Brown in a toe-tapping farmyard dance-a-thon—perfect for toddler and preschooler read-alouds. As soon as the sun goes down, the animals are up! ("Sheep can't sleep. Sheep can't sleep. Sheep can't sleep 'cause they got that beat!") Before long, there's a giant farmyard dance party, complete with funny animal sounds. But what happens when all the racket wakes up Farmer Sue? Here's a colorful bedtime story that begs to be read aloud.

  • Published: 1 July 2012
  • ISBN: 9780307930828
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Board Book
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $15.99

About the author

Lindsey Craig

LINDSEY CRAIG lives on Bainbridge Island, Washington, with her family. Her first book, Dancing Feet!, is also available from Knopf.

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Praise for Farmyard Beat

"Craig and Brown are again in playful sync in this rhythmic companion to Dancing Feet!. Reviving the cut-paper collage style he debuted in that book, Brown demonstrates that he's mastered the medium. . . . Although all the animals . . . eventually "fall in a heap! Asleep!" the emphasis rests squarely on the joy of exuberant, slightly mischievous dancing."--Publishers Weekly

"The jazzed-up animals are shaped with textured cut-out pieces that form the assemblage, which pops against the black-and-purple striped backgrounds. . . . They definitely have child appeal. . . . It won't take but one or two readings before kids join right in with the syncopated fun."--Kirkus Reviews