Doug Unplugged On the Farm

Reviewed by: Sally Holt - Raymond Village Library, Raymond, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: March 2, 2015

Review

In the first book featuring Doug Unplugged (2013) who is a little yellow robot, Doug visited a city. In this second book, Doug heads off with his parents to the country. On the way his parents ask him to "plug" in and learn all about farm life until they encounter a sheep and Doug has to get "hands-on." when some sheep get loose from a farm they are passing and Doug tries to help a farm girl herd them. She then asks him if he would like to help out with the chores around the farm. This is when Doug really learns about a farm and has lots of fun as he helps the girl with other farm chores. Great story to use with young children to help them understand that though technology is all around them that there are a lot of fun things to learn about if they observe and become actively involved in their surroundings. The illustrations are bright, bold and eye catching and were created with brush and ink on vellum and Adobe Photoshop. Recommend for PreS-Gr1

Overall Book Score: very good