Summary Of Farmer Beau's Farm

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Farmer Beau’s Farm by Kathleen Geiger is a creative children’s story with a beautiful lesson. The story is about the adorable Bamma and her husband, Farmer Beau who enjoy a wonderful life in their farm at the countryside. On a sunny day, six furry kittens roam Mr. Beau’s farm. Bamma and her husband enjoy the presence of the kittens and take care of them until one day; the kittens grew up and left the farm, all but one. They named her Kailey and Farmer Beau built her a tiny house at the corner of the barn. Kailey was having fun on the farm. One day, she found a furry creature with strange ears. The creature introduced itself as Sammy the bunny and from that day on, Kailey and Sammy became best friends and adorable playmates. Kailey took Sammy back to the barn were Bamma and Beau found him and decided to take care of him just like Kailey. Days passed and the two creatures existed in harmony, until one day, Bamma and Beau were talking excitedly about a new creator, Malissa. When Kailey and Sammy heard about Malissa, they got worried that Bamma and Beau would forget about them and divert all their attention towards the …show more content…
Moreover, saying that Bamma had two cups subconsciously sends a message that Bamma is a loving and caring person who looks out for her husband. This is also incoherence with previous mentions of how Bamma loves baking, which teaches the children to peruse what they love, which is a very important lesson to grasp at a young age. Sammy and Kailey repeatedly kept wondering what the new creature was. Since the third creature was drawn on the cover, I think this would be a great point to engage the children and ask them to

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