Farmer Beau’s farm is a children’s book by Kathleen Geiger, a retired Third grade teacher at Grand Ridge School, in Grand Ridge. Illinois. Kathleen loves baking, substitute teaching, babysitting, and sewing while her husband, Frank (Beau) a retired farmer, loved working in his spacious gardens taking care of his flowers. With her granddaughters help, Kathleen chose the different animals featured in the book to create her storyline.
Farmer Beau was tending the garden one day, when six precious kittens sprang out of his garage. The kittens played hide and seek in the flowers as Beau and Bamma sat on the courtyard (patio) sipping their coffee while they watched the kittens play. This incidence inspired Kathleen to write this book.
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I liked how the author begins with the six kittens, five of them leaves then different kind of animals come in. In real life, the Giraffe would trample the Bunny and the Kitten underfoot, while the Kitten would feast on the Bunny. This clearly demonstrates that we can establish strong relationships even though we are different in many ways. The differences we have makes life interesting. That’s why I think Beau’s farm was magical.
The author put the plot in two settings; one involved Beau and Bamma in their daily life on the farm and the other involved the animals as they gradually got to know each other and established great friendship. Kathleen makes it seamless for the reader to navigate from one setting to another thus the reader isn’t lost but feels part of the narration.
Teachers and parents will find this book helpful in educating kids aged 14 and below. The book is adorned with beautiful pictures that will keep children engrossed even after they finish reading it. However, children above 14 years may find the book too low for them, though they can still read it. I didn’t encounter grammar or editing errors and therefore, I rate the book 4 out of 4
Farmer Beau was tending the garden one day, when six precious kittens sprang out of his garage. The kittens played hide and seek in the flowers as Beau and Bamma sat on the courtyard (patio) sipping their coffee while they watched the kittens play. This incidence inspired Kathleen to write this book.
The kittens …show more content…
I liked how the author begins with the six kittens, five of them leaves then different kind of animals come in. In real life, the Giraffe would trample the Bunny and the Kitten underfoot, while the Kitten would feast on the Bunny. This clearly demonstrates that we can establish strong relationships even though we are different in many ways. The differences we have makes life interesting. That’s why I think Beau’s farm was magical.
The author put the plot in two settings; one involved Beau and Bamma in their daily life on the farm and the other involved the animals as they gradually got to know each other and established great friendship. Kathleen makes it seamless for the reader to navigate from one setting to another thus the reader isn’t lost but feels part of the narration.
Teachers and parents will find this book helpful in educating kids aged 14 and below. The book is adorned with beautiful pictures that will keep children engrossed even after they finish reading it. However, children above 14 years may find the book too low for them, though they can still read it. I didn’t encounter grammar or editing errors and therefore, I rate the book 4 out of 4