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32 pp.
| Simon |
April, 2000 |
TradeISBN 0-689-83213-3$$15.00
(2)
K-3
Illustrated by
Betsy Lewin.
Farmer Brown's cows find an old typewriter and type up a request for electric blankets. When the elderly farmer refuses, the cows go on strike. Soon the hens join the strike, and Farmer Brown enlists the aid of a neutral party--a duck--to settle the dispute. The illustrations (splashy watercolor washes) and economical prose are equally delightful.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 2000