Each farm animal from horses to sheep to cows and pigs and more are settling in, taking baths and returning to their stalls for the night and saying goodnight. Each set of pages is devoted to one animal family and contains texture somewhere on the page. The sheep's wooly blanket and the cat's fur are the easiest to locate while others might take a bit of searching for young hands.
I love any and all board books if you follow my blog at all. As a former school librarian, I love books that small hands can hold and no one has to be concerned that pages will be torn or the book damaged. I like the cute faces on these farm animals that I believe will engage the youngest "reader". The little mice are the consistent in this picture board book and I enjoyed watching to see where they would turn up next.
On the flip side, I do wish there were more textured items to touch in the book. As stated above, some of the items meant to be touched are difficult to find and not all that sensual such as the glittery moon and clouds and the glossy rooster combs. Even the pig's blanket isn't fluffy and soft like I would think it would have been. Perhaps, with time, some of the "fabrics" will soften but I'm not so certain.
I like the drawings, the rhyming verse, and the setting of the farm. However, I do think more attention to the "Touch and Feel" part would have been advisable.
I did receive this book free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review and am in no way obligated to write a positive one.
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