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Punk Farm Hardcover – April 26, 2005

by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Author)

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Part of: Punk Farm Books (2 books)

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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.

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
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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

About the Author

JARRETT J. KROSOCZKA is the author and illustrator of eight other Lunch Lady graphic novels, as well as numerous popular picture books, including Ollie the Purple Elephant, Punk Farm, Punk Farm on Tour, Max for President, and Baghead.

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2 - 4 years, from customers
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Punk Farm Books
Print length

40 pages
Language

English
Grade level

Preschool - 2
Lexile measure

AD490L
Dimensions

10.4 x 0.4 x 10.3 inches
Publisher

Knopf Books for Young Readers
Publication date

April 26, 2005
ISBN-10

0375824294
ISBN-13

978-0375824296
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Knopf Books for Young Readers; First Edition (April 26, 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 40 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0375824294
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0375824296
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 2 - 4 years, from customers
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD490L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 2
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.4 x 0.4 x 10.3 inches

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- #2,020 in Children's Performing Arts Fiction
- #2,737 in Children's Farm Animal Books (Books)
- #20,696 in Children's Humor

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Jarrett J. Krosoczka, known since boyhood as "JJK," is the New York Times bestselling author/illustrator behind more than forty books for young readers, including his wildly popular Lunch Lady graphic novels, select volumes of the Star Wars™: Jedi Academy series, and Hey, Kiddo, which was a National Book Award Finalist. Krosoczka creates books with humor, heart, and deep respect for his young readers—qualities that have made his titles perennial favorites on the bookshelves of homes, libraries, and bookstores over the past twenty years.

In addition to his work in print, Krosoczka produced, directed, and performed in the full-cast audiobook adaptations of his graphic novels. The Hey, Kidoo audiobook garnered both Audie and Odyssey Awards for excellence in audiobook production. The Lunch Lady audiobook cast is led by Kate Flannery (The Office) and is rounded out by famed audiobook narrators and real kid actors! Krosoczka has been a guest on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, has been profiled in The New York Times, was featured on Good Morning America, and has delivered three TED Talks, which have accrued millions of views online. Krosoczka has garnered millions of more views online via the tutorials he has produced for YouTube and TikTok. As well as working on his books' film and television adaptions, Krosoczka has also written for The Snoopy Show (Apple TV+) and served as a consultant for Creative Galaxy (Prime Video), and appeared in live segments for the show.

Realizing that his books can inspire young readers beyond the page, Krosoczka founded School Lunch Hero Day, a national campaign celebrating school lunch staff. A consummate advocate for arts education, Krosoczka also established the Joseph and Shirley Krosoczka Memorial Youth Scholarships, which fund art classes for underprivileged children in his hometown of Worcester, Massachusetts.

Krosoczka lives in western Massachusetts with his spouse, their three children, pugs Ralph and Frank, and a French bulldog named Bella Carmella.

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Alison

Adorable and my kid loves it

Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2023

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This book is funny, fun to read, and my toddler is absolutely obsessed with it. Way too many kids books are just drivel, but this one is witty while still being fun for kids. It brings me great joy that now my 2 year old walks around saying “Who’s ready to rock?!” Not the best bedtime story, since it’s a more high energy book, but would recommend this to anyone.

Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2005

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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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Peter Chordas

Totally rockin'!

Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2022

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Great book. One-year-old loves it. Got him interested in records, too. So double win. Only complaint is Farmer Joe sucking on a plastic water bottle on the second page (normalizing single use plastic isn't very punk, Krosoczka). But aside from that, it's way good. Lots of fun. Definitely helps if you can add some vocal grit to the sing-a-long section. And the homage to classic punk pics in the back is too good if you know the references. Anyway, buy it and rock out with your tyke today.

Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2010

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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! I can't wait to buy my own kids a copy. If your child likes singing and Rock N Roll they will like this book. Also if you kids like animals they will love this book. It was just too perfect for my cousin who used to have a band in his younger years and is now very much enjoying being a daddy. Now he can sing his daughter old McDonald in a totally new way! Very fun!

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LJ Mock

Great buying experience!

Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2022

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I bought this book for my granddaughter’s school’s library. I was shocked when it was delivered. This book looked brand new. The price and shipping were excellent. I couldn’t be more pleased!

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Rebecca L.

Aspiring musicians will love it

Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2020

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This is one of those books that parents will get a kick out of as well as the kid. My 2.5 year old son and his same age buddy had a blast reading it and then acting it out with a guitar and drum. It’s a unique story which my son wants to read over and over again!!

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Anne

One of our all-time favorites

Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2019

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We read a ton of picture books, and this is one of my kids' absolute, all-time favorites. We owned a paperback copy, but it fell apart after so many readings, so we had to order a hardcover. It's an amazing read-aloud, especially for karaoke-loving parents :) Thank you, Wisconsin!

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2013

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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! The use of musical instruments to zip up the tale rocks, as well as the fun dialogue between the band members. And we didn't miss the subtle Obey shout outs, nice touch! We also downloaded the free song, so that just was icing on the cake! Thank you Punk Farm for rocking our story time!

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Great book!

Reviewed in Canada on August 4, 2023

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This book is super cute/awesome! For all the older punk parents out there, this is a cute story, and great gift!

Bones

5 stars for punk farm

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 17, 2019

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After catching this on CBB’s Bedtime stories, my little girl fell in love. I bought the book (which arrived earlier than expected) and have read it to her every night since. Beautiful

Gordon Rocks

Best. Book. Ever. If you’re a music fan you’ll LOVE this for your kids!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 22, 2019

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As seen on CBeebies bedtime stories read by Josh’s Homme from Queens of the Stone Age. Never before has “wheels on the bus” rocked like this!

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Five Stars

Reviewed in Canada on June 5, 2016

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My kids love this book, read it almost every night.

Alexa

Modern children's classic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 19, 2016

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I bought this book for my four year old step-daughter after reading the brilliant reviews.
It did not disapoint. It's fun, simple to follow and has an engaging plot.
This book is a must if your child likes music.

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