A joyful rhyming story about a girl and her mother and the machines they use on their family farm to make hay.
CHRISTY MIHALY writes articles, stories, essays, and poems for
children. Her juvenile nonfiction books have been published by
Focus, Rosen, and National Geographic Kids.
JOE CEPEDA, recipient of a Pura Belpre honor, has illustrated many
books for young people including Vamonos! Let's Go! by RENE COLATO
LAINEZ and Swing Sisters- The Story of the International
Sweethearts of Rhythm by KAREN DEANS. He both wrote and illustrated
the I Like to Read title Up.
"A rhyming tale of hay, from field to bale. In a twist on
traditional work roles, this mother-daughter team tackles the job
of harvesting hay. . . . Debut picture-book author Mihaly shares
the true secret of hay bales—a tiny bit of summer is trapped inside
each one, ready to burst out when opened on a winter’s day. Snappy,
economic rhymes capture the entire process of a far-from-oft-told
farm chore, while Cepeda’s oil-over-acrylic medium heightens the
muddied, earthy environment. Mother and daughter are depicted with
olive skin and straight, dark-brown hair. Even urban readers
will cheer; in fact, the title commands it."—Kirkus Reviews
"Mihaly has penned an ode to the summertime harvest of hay in this
terse picture book. The author energetically portrays the rural
tradition of baling hay with bouncing verse and rhyming phrases. .
. . Framed by seasons and organized by the types of machinery used,
this tale explains the hay-baling process from start to finish.
Cepeda’s warm paintings convey the experience of this element of
agricultural life with the palate and tone of a waning summer. . .
. A simple lyrical picture book celebrating one aspect of
agricultural communities."—School Library Journal
"This nostalgic, rhyming ode to baling hay is narrated by a girl
whose broad grin makes clear her love for farm life. . . Cepeda
uses thick painterly layers to capture the beauty and brilliance of
summer fields and changing skies."—Publishers Weekly
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