THE SUN IS LATE AND SO IS THE FARMER

THE SUN IS LATE AND SO IS THE FARMER by Philip Stead. Illustrated by Erin Stead.

Author/Illustrator husband and wife team Philip and Erin Stead ( A Sick Day for Amos McGee and Bear Has a Story to Tell) are back with their latest book, The Sun is Late and so is the Farmer. I'm going to stretch out on a limb here and say this is a fun time to read this book because when time changes occur, the sun rises a little bit later which animals don't understand. What they do understand is when feeding time comes and the sun isn't up (which means the farmer's not up) they start to get nervous. Off they go to the wise old barn owl for some advice.

The illustrations in this book are so fun and sweet. The animals and their expressions are spot on. Erin uses a mix of pencil, colored pencil, and water colors in her pictures. The initial pages are full of a blue-gray shade for night. However, there are little spots of yellow in each picture. Look for them. Then the picture of the rooster crowing comes, and he is bathed in beautiful warm, sunny yellow. I love this picture!

ALONGSIDE ACTIVITIES-Note the differences in times of the sunrise between now and last week.

-Learn about barn owls

-Discuss the importance of care for animals since they rely on their owners when domesticated.