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Big red barn by margaret wise brown5/11/2023 ![]() ![]() None of those qualities are lost in this edition of Margaret Wise Brown's classic. Her pictures brim with personality, color and humor. I just know that my toddler likes it.įelicia Bond is very well-known for her illustrations in the "If You Give." series, and rightfully so. It could be the lullaby effect of the book. It could be the animal noises interspersed in the story. That's why an adult at a child's bedtime would like. And, also like Goodnight Moon, as the book winds down, the phrases become shorter until they just disappear and the story is over. Its phrases end with a gentle rhyme, not forced-feeling rhyming couplets. It is about impossible to not lull your voice when reading it. Why?īig Red Barn, like Goodnight Moon, reads like a lullaby. ![]() I vaguely remembered that she had no children and died young - I was right: she never married, had no children and died of a post-surgery blood clot in 1952 at the age of 42. Before I wrote this review, I had to do a little research on the author. Another book has migrated downstairs for my review. ![]()
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