Farmers' Market

Reviewed by: Jill O'Connor - North Yarmouth Academy, Yarmouth, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: November 17, 2015

Review

Originally published in 2009 by author Steers, these books are wonderful for your tractor-loving, farm-loving young readers. Truly a fantastic series highlighting many, many aspects of farm life.

This title starts with pigs Pete and Paul who eat too much Fair food which, while tasty, is pretty unhealthy. Tractor Mac shows the pigs how food from a farmers' market is much better for them. The book highlights the delicious fruits and vegetables available from farmers and concludes with a few simple recipes for kids and tips for eating right. The illustrations are bright and detailed and many of our animal friends are back and are begging to be brought to life through a read-aloud. The end papers have a detailed, named illustration of the subjects of the book, in this case Farmer Bill in the front (with a clever description of all of the healthy foods that help keep his parts working well), and Tractor Mac in the back. A wonderful addition to any library collection - once children know Tractor Mac, they will want to hear about all of his adventures.

Overall Book Score: very good