🐄 🐓 🐖 Big Red Barn
January 20, 2023
Big Red Barn | written by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Felicia Bond (1995)
Summary
A lulling text and exquisite illustrations follow the animals’ day on the farm as they make their noises, play in the grass, and return to the big red barn to fall sound asleep.
Format
Board Book
Age Range
0-3
Why I Love It
Books about farm life are usually a solid bet for the under-three crowd, but Big Red Barn stands out for being particularly soothing. Starring familiar farm animals going about their daily routine, Brown’s text is cozy and comforting, while Bond’s illustrations are fun to pore over (we like to look for the Snoopy bucket and count the eggs in the chicken’s nest). It’s a very subtle bedtime read and an excellent stand-in when you can’t bear to read Goodnight Moon one more time.
