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Baa Baa Black Sheep

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Baa, Baa Black sheep have you any wool? So goes the age old rhymn.But did you know it had verses about dogs, pigs cats and even a horse. Everyone is knocking on black sheeps door but all sheep wants to do is knit, knit, knit. The other animals feel black sheep is not being a good friend and neighbor but are they all too quick to judge their woolly pal? Children and adults alike will smile when they see what black sheep has been up to.THIS is my favorite of Iza Trapani's books. A must have!

I was fortunate to buy 4 hardback Iza Trapani books through a special offer at my child's school. This is my favorite of the set (the others books are The Itsy Bitsy Spider, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and I'm a Little Teapot, my other favorite). All of these books are just beautifully done. Ms. Trapani takes favorite nursery rhymes and turns them into entertaining stories that just beg to be sung (she even puts the music on the last page in case you don't know the tune). Her exceptional drawings really add to the fun. My 5-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter absolutely adore these books and they are short enough that I don't mind reading them every night (only Twinkle Twinkle sort of wears me out singing it). Baa Baa also provides a morale to the story centered around not assuming and giving from the heart.

This is a very entertaining version of the old nursery rhyme. My daughter loves this book, and so do we. Its great for traveling, not too heavy like the board books. And its just long enough to keep her attention throughout the book!

My kids & I enjoy this book. It's fun to sing along to & has some really cute illustrations. The ending has a twist which teaches us to not judge or jump to conclusions because we may be wrong & feel bad for it later.

My 2 y/o son and I love the other Iza books we have- Twinkle Twinkle, Itsy Bitsy Spider, and I'm a Little Teapot. They are some of our all time favorites! This one, though, is one that I dread reading every time my son brings it to me. He does like it, but I'm not crazy about the story or the rhyming. The animals are greedy and mean, and I don't like the idea of teaching that presents make people like you better. I get the moral of the story (giving rather than receiving) but I don't think that would come across to a small child. The rhymes seemed forced, unlike the other Iza books, and the whiny animals are just annoying. I can't say enough nice things about the other books she has written, but this one just doesn't measure up.

This book is high quality. It stands up to hundreds of readings, and has lasted through three children. The verse and illustrations are engaging and fun.

In my opinion, Trapani dropped the ball on this one. We have just about all of her books and my little boy loves them but this one..ehh.
Story-- All of the animals, one at a time, go knocking on the sheep's door wanting one thing or the other according to who they are-pig wants slop, mice wants cheese etc. (Honestly, I have forgotton most of the animals or their wants because we have only read the book 1 1/2 times before my son got down or asked for a different book) Anyway, The sheep tells all of them she doesn't have any of those things and the animals think she's greedy. Then in the ends it turns out that b/c the sheep has (you guessed it) wool that she has been making them scarves, hats and mittens all along.
The text is difficult to read with regard to staying with the melody of the song. Also, unless your child is older than a toddler, for which they may be too advanced for this read, they won't be able to hold on util the ending. It just seems like page afterpage of NO.
If you like the idea of these Nursery rhymes with a new twist- Stay with Trapani but choose another book!

My 15 month old loves books and loves music and loves animal sounds. He brings this to me over and over to "read" it to him. Older sister likes to sing it to him too. I love the pictures and the theme of giving to others.