Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell, ill. Helen Oxenbury

Aug 06, 2023

July 31, 2023 by Betsy Bird Leave a Comment

When we’re not talking about the unrealistic L.A. highway driving times in the Barbie Movie, we’re discussing our favorite picture books and whether or not they’re classics. I admit that we have done Helen Oxenbury on the podcast relatively recently, but due to its stature in the children’s literature world, I felt that his was an egregious gap in our knowledge until now. Think of Farmer Duck as a variation on Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type, but with a more revolutionary and less unionization tone. Power to the people (if the “people”, in this case, are livestock). Come enjoy the happiest version of Animal Farm to date (now 100% pig free!).

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Show Notes:

“Are you, are you, coming to the tree?

A dead man called out, for his love to free

Strange things did happen here no stranger would it be,

If we met at midnight at the hanging tree”

You know you’re a grown-up when you look at this image and immediately think, “Where’s their gutter extender?!?”

Truly, who cannot identify with these three adjectives? “Sleepy, weepy, and tired.” It’s perfect.

Rust or blood? You be the judge.

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Betsy Bird is currently the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library system and a former Materials Specialist for New York Public Library. She has served on Newbery, written for Horn Book, and has done other lovely little things that she'd love to tell you about but that she's sure you'd find more interesting to hear of in person. Her opinions are her own and do not reflect those of EPL, SLJ, or any of the other acronyms you might be able to name. Follow her on Twitter: @fuseeight.

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