Inside a Barn in the Country: A Rebus Read-along Story [Library Binding]

Alyssa Satin Capucilli (Author), Tedd Arnold (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up

In a brightly illustrated humorous tale that combines lively rhymes and rebus puzzles, one small mouse proceeds to wake up a entire barn, and a quiet night becomes raucous.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

"Here is the mouse that squeaked in the hay and woke up the horse that whinnied neigh"-the formula is familiar in this tale of a Babel-like barn, but Capucilli and Arnold give their work plenty of extra bounce. Kids will happily mimic the clamorous barks and clucks, moos and cock-a-doodle-doos as more and more animals wake up and join the chorus; and youngest readers will especially enjoy the tiny rebuses that appear in place of text for each animal that is mentioned. Arnold's (The Roly-Poly Spider; My Working Mom) lush cartoons of bug-eyed beasts convey the madcap action. His rebuses add touches of red-orange, midnight blue and dandelion yellow to the black-and-white text. Ages 3-6.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 1?From start to finish, this cumulative tale written in the style of "This Is the House That Jack Built." The story line is simple, presenting first a barn full of sleeping animals and then, as a cat begins to chase a mouse, the unique sound each creature makes as it is startled awake. Small full-color rebus cartoons of the animals accumulate on each page, beginning with the mouse and ending with the 10 featured creatures. Each page of text is faced by a full-page illustration of the action. All of the characters are ping-pong-ball eyed and open mouthed, reflecting the general chaos that develops. When all their noises finally wake the farmer, he tells them to go back to sleep; the last page shows the rambunctious cat about to pounce on an owl and disturb the peace again. The rhyme and rhythm are plain, and the story proceeds a bit too logically, but Arnold's colorful artwork is well defined and comical enough to appeal to young children.?Lee Bock, Brown County Public Libraries, Green Bay, WI
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Library Binding: 26 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Trade (March 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590469991
• ISBN-13: 978-0590469999
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #723,327 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Alyssa Satin Capucilli is the author of the popular books about the little yellow puppy named Biscuit. She lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Pre-Schoolers love this book. It is a participation gem!, April 22, 1999

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Jean Henry ([e-mail]) (New Braunfels, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inside a Barn in the Country: A Rebus Read-along Story (Library Binding)

I have used The Napping House by Audrey Wood for years in my classroom. Inside a Barn in the Country has the same type of appeal to primary and pre-primary aged children. The pictures are fabulous and the children love to read along making all of the animal sounds. The book lends itself to sequence activities and encourages memory of sequenced events. This is sure to be a class favorite! I highly recommend it.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous book for preschoolers!, September 15, 2000

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"tburbey94" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inside a Barn in the Country: A Rebus Read-along Story (Library Binding)

I used to work at a preschool that had this book in its library. The children could not get enough of this book! It's simply charming! Very rhythmic verse and the pictures are adorable. The children loved the book so much in that class that the school's art teacher reproduced large 3D pictures of the animals in the book. They were then hung around the room in the order of the story. The children loved it! So much in fact that I purchased the book through the school's book club even though I had no children at the time, nor any intentions of starting soon.

Now, my 2 yr old adores this book! She thinks it is absolutely wonderful and while she's far from reading it yet, she can almost recite it from memory. The verse is that easy. Great book for new readers and future ones!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars inside a barn in the country, February 12, 2006

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stephanie porter "stephanie" (lawrence, ma usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inside a Barn in the Country : A Rebus Read-along Story (Paperback)

a very cute book. easy to read text with pictures to illustrate harder to read words. great book for beginner readers.