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K-Gr 3 There's nothing funny about life on Farmer Fred's farm until Edna, the cow, decides that it's time for a change and convinces the other animals to try to get the man to lighten up. Edna climbs onto the fence and crows like a rooster, but Farmer Fred fails to see the humor. When the pigs bark like dogs, he finds it "more weird than funny." The animals dress up in his clothes and dance, but he doesn't even crac...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Farmer Fred, a serious guy if there ever was one, says, "Nothing funny about corn." No, there isn't, but when he delivers this line with his deadpan, Steven Wright-like affect, you can't help chuckling. Egan's offbeat, understated humor is used to good effect in the highly amusing text and art, and it's the skillful interplay between the two that makes this book so darn funny (sorry, Farmer Fred). We're used to seeing happy, smiling farm animals frolicking about in picture books;...Log In or Sign Up to Read More