"Over in the meadow in the sand and the sun lived an old mother turtle and her little turtle one..."
How many of us remember this rhyme or song from our childhood? I couldn't have been more excited to find that Ezra Jack Keats illustrated a book version several years ago.
All of the classic animals are there in vibrant paintings with soft ethereal surroundings counting and buzzing as rhythmically as ever before.
Even the ratties which were my personal favorite as a child.
Even though Keats is most commonly known for his classics, The Snowy Day and Whistle for Willie, I really think that he had a special talent for painting animals and nature. His illustrations for Over In The Meadow seem to be a more sophisticated style of painting than his earlier picture books, and his contrast of colors and clean lines make this book appealing and distinctive.
i've never seen this version! we read/sing this constantly...love it.
ReplyDeleteI'm not at all familiar with the song or book. Totally feel as if I'm missing out on something special. Found the tune over at NIEHS and will need to look for a better audio version to share with my children. Any suggestions?
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ReplyDeleteI like anything illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats, haven't seen this one before
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Over in the meadow is a good story book. Its so good for kids. I also read it once. It is so interesting story book. I read it with lots of interest and get more fun from it.
ReplyDeleteOver in the meadow is an interesting story book. I like its characterization. My kid so excited for that whats comes next in the story. Its really nice story book.
ReplyDeleteI totally remember reading this as I child!!! Timeless. Can't wait to share it with my own. (:
ReplyDeleteI'm not familiar at all with a song or a book. Just as if you feel I'm missing something special. Find more nice tune, you will need to search for the best audio format to share with my kids.
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DeleteIt is a nice and interesting story book. It is so popular in kids. In this book special talent for painting animals and nature. I would like to read this type of books.
ReplyDeleteI believe this book must be draw some children's interesting. Some time i also used the colorful interesting image book for my children.
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