The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Sierra, Judy

E-I-E-I-O!: How Old MacDonald Got His Farm with a Little Help from a Hen

32 pp. | Candlewick | February, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-6043-7 $16.99

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Matthew Myers. Who knew that Old MacDonald's farm started with a lawnmower-replacing (but hedge-eating) goat and "the smartest hen in history"? Using catchy rhymes and cartoon-silly illustrations (neighbors' protest signs include "Grass smells better" and "This is still weird"), the cheerful book chronicles how Mac transformed his suburban backyard into a garden through composting and became the proprietor of an organic produce cart.

Reviewer: Chelsey Philpot