Midnight Farm

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Summary: I want to go to Midnight Farm!
Review: Midnight Farm is an excellent story with wonderful illustrations. It is a whimsical tale about two little boys on a farm who wake one night to find their farm animals and crops rockin'. My two year old wants to read it every night because of the amusing rhythm, and I oblige, because even as an adult, I have yet to tire of the fantasy that everyday objects lead secret lives! The pictures are beautiful, with a mystical feel and tons of detail. You notice something new almost every read.

This book also has a sweet vulnerability that many of Carly's songs have which makes it very enduring. Overall, Midnight Farm is a great book that will appeal to several age groups. I wish it were more available- it would make a great gift book.

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Summary: This is such a beautiful book!
Review: My four year old loves this book! And I do, too, thanks to the lovely illustrations and rhythmic text. It is entertaining and great for a bed-time read. I wish Carly Simon would write more and get the same illustrator! He's fabulous!

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Summary: This is such a beautiful book!
Review: My four year old loves this book! And I do, too, thanks to the lovely illustrations and rhythmic text. It is entertaining and great for a bed-time read. I wish Carly Simon would write more and get the same illustrator! He's fabulous!

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Summary: I want to go to Midnight Farm!
Review: Of all of the books that I have read to my three kids, this is my favorite. It is so magical, so beautiful. I have read it over and over again, and never get tired of it. Midnight Farm brings the dark night to life, and my children's imaginations go wild with all of the magical possibilties of what goes on when we are all asleep. This is a book that I give to all of the children that I love. It is magic!

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Summary: Midnight Magic!
Review: Of all of the books that I have read to my three kids, this is my favorite. It is so magical, so beautiful. I have read it over and over again, and never get tired of it. Midnight Farm brings the dark night to life, and my children's imaginations go wild with all of the magical possibilties of what goes on when we are all asleep. This is a book that I give to all of the children that I love. It is magic!

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Summary: Always educational Carly
Review: Well, when I was an actual child, she taught me the word "gavotte" in her smash radio and sales hit "You're So Vain." (By the way, it's a "difficult French dance.")

As a man in my 30's, she taught me the word "crinoline" in this book designated for 4-8 year-olds. (A "crinoline" is a woman's skirt made of stiff material, or the stiff material in a hat, etc. If you're a woman, you're more likely to know that).

I can't wait for the next word Carly teaches me.

Now when a grade-school child talks about a "crinoline," Carly Simon is the "suspect teacher."

This is a cool book. Cool author, cool illustrations.