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Punk Farm [Hardcover]

Jarrett J. Krosoczka
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

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Book Description

April 26, 2005 3 - 7 years490L (What's this?)
After a long day of work, Farmer Joe goes home to bed.

But meanwhile, back at the barn . . .
Cow sets up her drums.
Pig plugs in his amp.
Goat tunes his bass.
Chicken sets up her keyboards.
And Sheep checks the microphone.

They are Punk Farm and tonight they're ready to ROCK!

With adorable farm animals - and a surprise tribute to Old MacDonald - this rollicking tale is sure to have kids cheering--and singing--along.

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From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 2-After Farmer Joe heads to bed, Cow, Goat, Pig, Sheep, and Chicken pull out their instruments and electronic equipment, don their shades, and transform themselves into the rock band Punk Farm. Animals line up outside the barn to buy tickets, then settle in for a rousing show featuring a way-out version of "Old MacDonald Had a Farm," with each musician doing a solo. At sunrise, a none-the-wiser Farmer Joe finds his sound-asleep livestock not quite ready for "a big day of work." Single- and double-page cartoon-style paintings combine muddy and bold colors to contrast the earthy farm setting with the energy, edginess, and excitement of the concert. Print, mostly white drop-out, is used effectively, juxtaposing traditional block style for the narrative with a larger, more graphic layout of the same typeface to suggest the distinctive musical sound. The eye-popping orange and purple front cover sets the scene and contrasts with the muted blues, browns, and greens of the back cover depicting the fabulous five in the barnyard, post-event. The fun is carried onto the endpapers, which feature a montage of posters, torn tickets, publicity "photos" of the band, and scrawled notebook pages. Quite a romp.-Marie Orlando, Suffolk Cooperative Library System, Bellport, NY
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

From Booklist

PreS-Gr. 2. At the end of a long day, Farmer Joe heads for bed. Back in the barn, a band of his animals prepare to rehearse for their rock concert later that night. Cow and Chicken set up drums and keyboard, while Pig and Goat tune their guitar and bass and vocalist Sheep tests the mike. At the performance, they play their version of "Old MacDonald Had a Farm," with riffs on their instruments instead of the usual animal sounds. Their frantic fans go wild. Krosoczka says on the back flap that he had childhood daydreams of rock stardom, but even kids who've never picked up an air guitar will enjoy the droll humor. The paintings, which start out simple and bucolic, become increasingly jazzy as the band heats up, climaxing in a frenzy of form and color, then reverting to a quiet scene when morning brings Farmer Joe back to the barn. For parents and teachers who want an audio version, the book's Web site features a downloadable version of the song. Carolyn Phelan
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

Product Details

  • Age Range: 3 - 7 years
  • Hardcover: 40 pages
  • Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers; First Edition edition (April 26, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0375824294
  • ISBN-13: 978-0375824296
  • Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 0.4 x 10.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #256,136 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jarrett J. Krosoczka has been passionate about storytelling through words and pictures since he was a kid. He began his professional career by illustrating educational readers for a national publisher while still an undergraduate at Rhode Island School of Design. Then, just six months after graduation, Jarrett received his first contract for a trade book that he authored. Knopf Books for Young Readers published Good Night, Monkey Boy on June 12, 2001 and Jarrett hasn't stopped or slowed down since. He currently has authored and illustrated eighteen published books--ten picture books and eight graphic novels. His Lunch Lady series has twice won a Children's Choice Book Award, in the Third to Fourth Grade Book of the Year category, and was nominated for a Will Eisner Comic Industry Award. In the summer of 2013, Jarrett will have his chapter book debut with the publication of Platypus Police Squad: The Frog Who Croaked. His Punk Farm and Lunch Lady series are both currently in development as feature films. While Jarrett awaits seeing his work adapted for the silver screen, he can be heard on The Book Report with JJK, his new radio segment on Sirius XM's Kids Place Live. Jarrett is happily living out his childhood dream in Northampton, Massachusetts, where he resides with his wife and daughters and their pug, Ralph Macchio.

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars
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4.8 out of 5 stars
The twist is that the band of animals does a punk version of "Old MacDonald!" An Amazon customer  |  9 reviewers made a similar statement
I highly recommend this book if you have kids that just want to rock out! jessica jagoditsh  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement
Overall a very cool book! M. Ashton  |  3 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars animal anarchy! August 4, 2005
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
What a great book! My 4 year old son loves the colorful pictures and the funny story in this large-format book. We read this book every night a bedtime, and it's still funny to both us. How many books can you say that about (not counting Dr Seuss)?

This book is so wonderful because (1) the writing is simple yet descriptive, as well as current.

(2) the illustrations are rich, warm and very funny.

(3) the subject matter is appealing to preschoolers (who are little anarchists anyway) and their parents. Don't worry, the anarchy the animals do is just to stay up late and play a concert for their fellow farm animals.

The story is similar to "Giggle Giggle Quack" and "Click Clack Moo," -- there is a farmer who makes the mistake of leaving the animals alone, and they go wild (in a good way). The twist is that the band of animals does a punk version of "Old MacDonald!" Hilarity ensues.

Introducing Punk Farm:

Sheep - vocals. Sample quote "Are you ready to rock?"
Pig - guitar. Grimaces and plays guitar behind his head
Chicken - keyboards. Stands on her keyboard at the end of the song
Goat - bass. Sample quote: "Whatever Dude."

Punk Farm plays "Old Macdonald" to a barn full of fans. Each page is one verse of the song, featuring a band member "wailing" on their instrument. At the end of the song, the sheep says to the audience, "Thank you, Wisconsin!"

This is a modern children's classic, right up there with the two aforementioned farm animal books, and "I Stink," "I'm Mighty," and "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus."

(...)

Hey, ho, let's go!

-- a 40-ish Mom and librarian
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars old mcdonald rock out July 3, 2006
By nasirah
Format:Hardcover
initially, we borrowed this book from the library and we loved it so we had to buy it. my daughter loves the song "old mcdonald" and jarrett j krosoczka puts a rocking twist to the whole thing. when we read the book together, i sing punk farm's rendition and she wiggles/dances in my lap!:0D an added bonus--you can download the song from the website! good times!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad. March 30, 2009
Format:Hardcover
Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Punk Farm (Knopf, 2005)

Amusing kids' book, if far slighter than most of those I've seen in the past few years. Basically a lot of setup for a rocked-out rendition of "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" (much more amusing at the book's website, [....], than it is in print). In my estimation, the younger the child, the better, on this one, and it'll require a reader who's good at acting out sounds. (Check out the recorded song for an idea of what the sound effects should sound like; the words don't really give you much to go on.) Fun stuff, but your kid may grow out of it faster than other books. ***
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My 2-1/2-year-old son loves this book! We found Bubble Bath Pirates first and bought more of the same author. We weren't disappointed. Read more
Published 27 days ago by Nashville Rae
5.0 out of 5 stars Good.
Story is okay. I bought book because I saw author's Ted talk so book is to remind me to keep at something I love.
Published 1 month ago by Pamela Jenkins
5.0 out of 5 stars Thank You Wisconsin!
This book is fantastic! My son, 2, loves it and is often heard singing "eee iii eee iii oooow," but nails it as he strums his air guitar! Read more
Published 2 months ago by Rachel
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this book. Very fun when paired with author's you tube videos.
My preschool class loved this book. My student teacher used it in one of her lessons and I was surprised at the response from the children. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Tara
5.0 out of 5 stars cute book, good price
This is a Christmas present so my daughter hasn't read it yet but I couldn't beat a good quality hard back book for just a couple of dollars!
Published 5 months ago by Katie
4.0 out of 5 stars Great for all ages!
We first saw this book at our local library story hour. It was so cute that i had to buy it for my cousins daughter for her 3rd birthday. She LOVES it! Read more
Published on May 1, 2010 by Jodi Doherty
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book, dude!
We bought this book and its sequel for our son, who is nearly 3. He wants them read to him every night! He has never been so "attached" to any book before. Read more
Published on October 1, 2009 by M. Ashton
4.0 out of 5 stars charge up your singing voice!
This was not exactly what I expected, but is still cute.
My five year old son loves it.
I make up different sounding voices for each animal as they introduce themselves,... Read more
Published on July 17, 2009 by Jennifer Otis
5.0 out of 5 stars We ROCK out to this book non-stop!
I picked this up at the Hard Rock Hotel in Vegas for my 2 year old girl since she is not conventional when it comes to books - she is not easy to captivate (yet). Read more
Published on May 23, 2009 by jessica jagoditsh
5.0 out of 5 stars awesome
Look, I'm almost 26. I'm in a punk band. I don't have any kids but my drummer does. I was digging through the library catalogue under the subject "punk" and this came up so I... Read more
Published on August 12, 2008 by Alexandra N. Caporale
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