Customer Reviews

Over In The Meadow

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From the award winner Ezra Jack Keats comes another masterpiece of a picture book. Based on the original by Olive Wadsworth, Keats's animals come alive on the page as the babies perform their mothers' commands. Keats uses bright colors and simple lines to make this a good book for sharing with a large group or single child.

There are many, many different illustrations of these verses, but Mr. Keats has certainly done an excellent job of making his book distinctive.

Whereas most of the other books have pastel, baby-style, cartoonish drawings, this book is done in a 'more mature' style, using watercolors in a darker palette. [I would direct you to the Amazon "Search Inside this book" feature but ironically it doesn't seem to be working. Instead take a look at the turtle on the back cover to get an idea.]

Five Stars. A classic rhyme with distinctive artwork. This is a book for preschoolers and kindergarteners, etc. that well may be weary of babish artwork.

This is my most favorite rendition (Ezra Jack Keats, Illustrator). I believe different versions of this picture book use different verses from the original poem by Olive Wadsworth since they include different creatures. I've been using this particular version for years.

This story (regardless the rendition) provides for interactive story telling as kids like to guess what number comes next before you turn the page. If it doesn't come natural to them, simply prompt them.

I began sharing this story with a Scholastic edition which had a read-along cassette with a musical re-telling (I highly recommend it). Now, I sing this text and the kids provide the turn the page signals (I prompt them to hum the tune that was used on that Scholastic cassette, now CD).

A counting story, a story in rhyme. Playful.

My 3 year old son (37 mos.) LOVED this book and wanted us to read it several times the day it arrived. The elegant phrasing and beautiful illustrations can't be beat. I would highly recommend it. I should have bought it in hardcover. I think you'll be pleased with it, too. Would also make a nice gift.

Combines color, number and vocabulary introduction into one. This can be sung as well. This illustrator is one of my favorites.

This may very well be my favorite children's book, and I own hundreds. It is exquisitely illustrated and amazingly fun to read. All three of my boys have loved it, and after reading it many times I am not tired of it (perhaps a more telling recommendation!). Over in the Meadow ranks right up there with Make Way for Ducklings, Ox Cart Man and Peter Rabbit. A must own.

My 2-year-old son loves this book at bedtime. I love its rhythmic sounds and Keats' pictures of the animal mothers and babies. My son has the story memorized, and he says the response each time. Very sweet book.

This is a cute book which was recommended to me by a speech therapist. At the time, I bought this for an 18 month toddler. Not only does the author use rhymes in his storytelling but the author uses numbers to depict the animals in the meadow. Your toddler will be able to count the different animals in the meadow. This is a good book that you and your toddler will enjoy.

We love this book. We have a three year old and a 20 month old, and both of them get a kick out of it with the singsong poetry and the great illustrations. They love it when I yell in a kid's voice "we bask!" It's one of our favorites.

Reading this sweet poetry aloud to young children and having them respond to the rhyming has been a delightful activity of mine for thirty years. As mom, teacher and now librarian I have never encountered an unappreciative audience. The illustrations are delightfull, especially the fire flies on the last page. The sounds of the poem are fun for the listener while at the same time relaxing,even soothing.This version is the best.