Lambslide audiobook

Fun. Tidy explanation community engagement and decision-making, as they might work. See Alan's review for how we came to find this book, and thanks to Alan for passing it on to me. Now I'll take it over the the Shamsa's for reading out loud!

When the farmer’s daughter tells her parents that she is running for class president her father says that she will in a “landslide”. The nearby farm animals overhear this conversation; however, it is the lambs whose interest is piqued. What the lambs thought they heard was “lamb-slide” which sounds like a lot of fun and they want one too. But, how do they get one? Their mother tells them to ask the other animals. “Do you think we should have a lambslide?” they ask each animal who carefully considers the question from his or her perspective. Finally, the farmer decides that every farm animal should be able to vote on the proposed lambslide. An election is held and "When all the votes were counted, the lambslide wins by a landslide.” The farmer, his family and the animals then join in to build the best slide ever. One big enough for everyone to enjoy. A sweet, humorous, beautifully illustrated picture book. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #EmptyNestReader #instagram #facebook #Goodreads #Lambslide #AnnPatchett #RobinPreissGlasser #PictureBook #HarperCollinsPublishers #FebruaryReads #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagramalabama #bookstagrammichigan #bookreviews #bookreviewer #bookrecommendations #readalittlelearnalittlelivealittle #5starbooks #kidlit#readaloudbooks #childrensbooksofinstagram #kidlitpicks

Cute, fun book from my favorite illustrator!

I’m perfectly happy if this is the last book I read in 2021

An interesting way of introducing kids to politics. It was a fun story, good for a farm themed story time for older kids. Definitely preschool +.

The best-selling author has found success writing numerous books for adults as well as owning a popular bookstore, Parnassus Books in Nashville. She decided it would be fun to write a children’s book and fun it is! Since our family raised sheep, I’m always drawn to all things sheep and lambs, especially children’s books. On my recent visit in March to Parnassus Books, I noticed this book on the shelves and couldn’t resist.The lambs on the farm really believe that everything revolves around them. Much like any other child is led to believe, everything that happens around them is just to make them happy. One day the lambs overhear the farmer’s daughter, Nicolette, announce that she is going to run for class president. Her mom exclaimed, “You’ll win by a landslide!” But, those silly lambs thought they heard her say “You’ll win by a lambslide!”.The silliness ensues on the farm and the lambs are determined to get their lambslide. They noticed that all the other animals on the farm have their fun. The pigs get to play in the mud and the horses get to go for fun rides. After asking all the other animals on the farm, the lambs are even more determined to get their very own lambslide. So, like Nicolette, they start their own campaign for a lambslide. You’ll have to read the book to find out if the farmer is able to fulfill their wish.The illustrations are so well done. The lambs are adorable and I love all the details she has added with bells and flowers and how they frolic in the field. She is a highly talented illustrator (you may know her from the FANCY NANCY books) and makes the pages fun to look at.This book reminds me of the books by Doreen Cronin like CLICK CLACK MOO and DUCK FOR PRESIDENT which our kids loved. I love farm books that give the animals personality and human attributes.Ann and Robin have already collaborated on their second children’s book ESCAPE GOAT which looks as delightful as this one. It will be available in September.

Selfishly I picked this for Ozman knowing that the author is one of my faves. I was not disappointed. It was a bit advanced for him, since I haven't had a chance to teach him about elections and politics other than hearing me hiss at the TV occasionally. He has voted with us before, but we had a snafu last year where neither of us were registered where we thought we were so Oz didn't get to go with us to vote.ANYWAY that said I really liked the story, it was cute and very well done, and fit right alongside Bel Canto (a book that is definitely on my re-read list!). Enjoy!

Lemon Drop LiteraryBook Summary:After misinterpreting lambslide for landslide, a flock of lambs campaign to have a giant slide built on the farm where they live.Mini-Review:A super cute story! I loved the play on words and the introduction to the democratic process. I also enjoyed how the characters cooperated to achieve their goal. Glassers’ sweet illustrations perfectly capture the characters’ emotions.