Little Farmer Joe

Little Farmer Joe

by Christian Birmingham (Illustrator), Christian Birmingham (Illustrator), Christian Birmingham (Illustrator), Ian Whybrow (Author)

Synopsis

When Joe goes to stay with his aunt and uncle on their farm he is more than a little afraid of all the different animals. But with all the bravado he can muster he asserts fiercely, "I'm not scared!". Only when Uncle Will needs his help to deliver a lamb in the middle of the night can Joe finally acknowledge his fears. And only when he sees the little creature, more vulnerable and fearful than he is, is he able to overcome them. When Mum and Dad return Joe is proud to show off his baby lamb, and his new-found confidence! Children will identify and sympathise with Joe's secret fears in this warm and tender portrayal of a small boy's first experience of staying away from Mum and Dad.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 32
Edition: New
Publisher: Kingfisher Books Ltd
Published: 17 Feb 2003

ISBN 10: 0753407027
ISBN 13: 9780753407028

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I'm not scared of cows, said Joe.
Author Bio
Ian Whybrow is an award-winning children's book author. Described as a major talent (T.E.S.), he won the UKRA Award, the 1996 TBS Birmingham Children's Book Award and the Talkies Award for Best Book and Tape (with Griff Rhys Jones) for Little Wolf's Book of Badness (HarperCollins). Quacky, Quack Quack (Walker) was shortlisted for the Smarties Prize and Harry and the Snow King (Levinson) was Waterstone's Book of the Month. A Baby for Grace (Kingfisher) has received wide-spread praise. Ian is married with two daughters and divides his time between Harrow and Hertfordshire. Christian Birmingham - a modern-day Degas (Guardian) - is an acknowledged star in children's book illustration, having illustrated titles such as The Magic Bicycle and classic editions of Oliver Twist, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (all HarperCollins) and A Christmas Carol (Kingfisher). He has been nominated for the Mother Goose and Kurt Maschler awards and the Kate Greenaway Medal, and his illustrations for A Baby for Grace (Kingfisher) won much acclaim. He lives in south-west London.