"Full moon shinin', shinin' big and bright,
Pushin' back shadows, holdin' back the night.
Not a thing stirrin', quiet as could be,
Just the whisper of the leaves on the
Cottowood tree....
...when the night owl said,
Come a little closer...
Come a little closer...
Listen to the night...
There's magic in the air...
A little skinny boy lies in his bed. The night owl is calling. Up he springs to look out the window and spies in the moonlight the scarecrow and all of the animals, both of the farm and the woods beginning to gather at the family barn. There is most certainly magic a music in the air!
The animals gather as the little skinny boy leaves his bed to join them. The barn dance has started!
THE SKINNY:::
What an enchanting book this one is. The entire work is written in rhyme, a rhyme which is extremely catchy, soothing and rather mystical in a country sort of way all in the same. The animals, led by the fiddle playing scarecrow who is also the "caller" leads the various critters (and the little boy) through a wonderful night of country entertainment.
The illustrations by Ted Rand are as beautiful as the masterful text, one enhancing the other as the reader is drawn in closer and closer to the whimsical story.
This is a wonderful group read. I cannot remember when I have had such pleasure in reading a book to a group of children. It is peaceful while at the same time has the ability to leave the kids asking for more.
Written in 1986, this one is getting more and more difficult to find. I would highly recommend you get a copy of this one fore your collection while the getting is still good. This is one of those books that will be read over and over again until you wear the thing out.
The animals gather as the little skinny boy leaves his bed to join them. The barn dance has started!
THE SKINNY:::
What an enchanting book this one is. The entire work is written in rhyme, a rhyme which is extremely catchy, soothing and rather mystical in a country sort of way all in the same. The animals, led by the fiddle playing scarecrow who is also the "caller" leads the various critters (and the little boy) through a wonderful night of country entertainment.
The illustrations by Ted Rand are as beautiful as the masterful text, one enhancing the other as the reader is drawn in closer and closer to the whimsical story.
This is a wonderful group read. I cannot remember when I have had such pleasure in reading a book to a group of children. It is peaceful while at the same time has the ability to leave the kids asking for more.
Written in 1986, this one is getting more and more difficult to find. I would highly recommend you get a copy of this one fore your collection while the getting is still good. This is one of those books that will be read over and over again until you wear the thing out.
Don Blankenship
The Ozarks
- Accelerated Reading level : 3.4
- Paperback: 32 pages
- Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
- ISBN-10: 0805007997
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