Mrs. Wishy-Washy's Farm [Hardcover]

Joy Cowley (Author), Elizabeth Fuller (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 1 and up

Uh-oh. Mrs. Wishy-Washy is at it again. Rubbing and scrubbing all the animals on the farm. But this time they aren't standing for it. Duck, Cow, and Pig are leaving mean old Mrs. Wishy-Washy for good!

They run away to the big city. But they get lost, wander into a restaurant, and even stumble into a hardware store and get covered in paint! Where is Mrs. Wishy-Washy when they need her? Maybe her farm isn't so bad after all . . .

Joy Cowley and Elizabeth Fuller have brought their clean-loving Mrs. Wishy-Washy back to her old tricks in this full-length sudsy story that will become a favorite before you can say "Bathtime!"

Illustrated by Elizabeth Fuller.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 1-Young children may be acquainted with this jolly character from Mrs. Wishy-Washy (Philomel, 1999). True to her name, the woman loves to wash everything, including her farm creatures. Tired of the "old tin tub/where all the animals go for a scrub," Mrs. Wishy-Washy's pig, cow, and duck rebel and run off to a big city, but they find it "as wild as a farm stampede." They stumble into lots of trouble and end up, dirty and tearful, in the "animal jail" from which they are soon rescued. Fuller's bold, animated watercolor-and-ink illustrations feature humorous expressions on stout, rosy-cheeked humans and silly animals. This gently rhyming text with just the right amount of tension will be a splendid choice for storytimes and welcomed by beginning readers.
Lee Bock, Glenbrook Elementary School, Pulaski, WI
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

A splendid choice for storytimes and welcomed by beginning readers. -- School Library Journal

[A]n appealing story . . . -- Publishers Weekly --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 1 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Philomel (May 12, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399238727
• ISBN-13: 978-0399238727
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #228,042 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars some questionable words used, January 13, 2005

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anonymous "anonymous" (WI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mrs. Wishy-Washy's Farm (Hardcover)

Be aware that this book uses the word 'hate' a few times and also refers to Mrs. Wishy Washy as 'mean' old lady...its a good fun story, and I still read it to my daughter, but I edit the choices of words along the way...she has the rest of her life to find out what hate is...a two year old doesn't need to know now.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mrs. Wishy-washy Delights Again, June 15, 2003

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Mrs. A. (Brighton, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mrs. Wishy-Washy's Farm (Hardcover)

I teach kindergarten, and my students have read all the books about Mrs. Wishy-washy and her animals. This book has the same fun, joyful tradition of the other stories. The children's immediate comment was "Read it again!". One child wanted to write to Joy Cowley to see if she was going to write another one. This book is a winner.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun To Read, June 9, 2003

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Yazy (Miami, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mrs. Wishy-Washy's Farm (Hardcover)

I have recently purchased this book for my 2 year old and she cannot put this book down. The pictures are wonderful and full of color. The pictures are so big and the story plot is not that long so that for non readers it is just great and lots of fun to read. Suggestions, make noises as you read the few lines and have them call out and descripe the colors and animals seen on the pages. I truly recommend this book because most importantly my daughter loved it and I loved seeing her face.