Customer Reviews

Old MacDonald Had a Farm (Books with Holes)

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I'm really torn on this book. The animals and the format are wonderful. The illustrations are cute. I was surprised when I got four pages into it, and Old Macdonald had a shotgun. Then by the end of the book, he was squeezing the last drop out of his whiskey bottle. I would love to see the publisher update the book and replace these drawings. I'm all for free speech and letting kids read the classics in school and not banning books. I'm just not ready to explain guns and alcoholism to my toddler. I don't know whether to take the book away from her or let her read it and hope she never asks.

We like this book because each page reveals a new animal that was hiding on Old MacDonald's farm. Each page also reveals the noise that animal makes right along with the famous kids' song. The cutouts, hidden animals, escalating noise on the farm, and the farmer's increasing discomfort make for a fun read. At the very end, a whole new slew of animals and noises are presented, just in case you still have breath in you to keep on singing.
The illustrations are fantastic. They are fun, colorful, and present animals behaving in pretty funny ways.
This is a repeat read, as so many kids' books are.

I got this because of the colorful pictures on the cover and thought that my 3yr old would enjoy it. All the pages have almost the exact same picture on it, with a different animal in the same phrase on every page. It was ok for the first 3 pages, then I couldnt see going through the whole farm for this one. I ended up going to a different book because it was wayyyy too redundant. I know the song is, but i would expect better illustation.

This is one of my son's favorite books! He loves to sing a long with me when we're reading it.

My daughter has learned several animal sounds thanks to this book. She loves the bright pictures and the song. We read this one often.

This book is a fantastic learning tool! I came across this book at a yard sale. I used it in my internship as a speech therapist! It was a fantastic learning tool for my students then and a wonderfully illustrated learning tool now for my baby! Great book!

Old MacDonald is quite the guy. Gets his wife to do all the work while he has fun. Definite adult humor, but will be enjoyed by all.

This is a terriffic book for use in the music classroom, and at home. As a book that can be either sung or read: it is versatile. It's large size and colorful illustrations draw kids attention. I have personally found it to be very effective with my kindergarten through third grade students. I highly reccommend it to anyone looking for a good book for younger kids that can be sung or read!