My First
Farm Friends
My First Farm Friends:
Books in a Barn
Full-color; illustrations throughout
20 pages (per book);
Books 4½ x 5½; Barn 5‹/¢ x 5½
Four board books and four pop-
out figures in a play barn:
$18.95 US / $22.95 CAN
ISBN: 978-1-60342-991-7
No. 62991
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Reading Meets Play
. . . on the Farm!
August
2011
The Author
Betsy Wallin has loved drawing animals
since she was a child. She studied illustration
at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts
Décoratifs and Pratt Institute, and she holds
degrees in art history from Vassar College
and University of California, Berkeley. She has
four grown children and one grandchild and
lives in Paris, France.
Publicity Contact: Alee Marsh
(413) 346-2116 or alee.marsh@storey.com
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 Deluxe gift
Hours of
Farm Themed Fun
box doubles
as a play
barn!

For young children, learning and playing are one and the same.
My First Farm Friends: Books in a Barn, by Betsy Wallin, allows children
to do both, using a single, portable read-and-play set.
Four
illustra
te This charming set contains four illustrated board books,
board b d
ooks each depicting a day in the life of iconic farm animals —
pigs, goats, cows, and chickens. The books are packaged
in an adorable and durable carrying case that doubles as a
play barn. Stand-up figures of the featured animals can
be enjoyed in and around the barn.

Rich pencil-and-watercolor sketches bring all the sensory de-

tails of the farm to life. The illustrations go hand-in-hand with
simple words that are sure to build a young child’s growing
vocabulary. Depictions of warm human-animal interactions —
feeding and milking, tending and herding — invite young chil-
Pop-out,
dren to make a strong personal connection with the animals.
stand-up
figures to When the stories are finished, children can create their own barn-
play with
yard and play with the stand-up figures in and around the barn box.
An unbeatable combination of books, barn, and animal toys, My
First Farm Friends: Books in a Barn promises whole afternoons of
farm-themed fun. The set makes an irresistible gift package
and is ideal for baby showers, holiday presents, and toddler
birthdays.

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