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Fiddle-I-Fee
By Hillenbrand, Will
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-15201-945-7
- Publisher
- Gulliver Harcourt
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2004
The chorus of farm animals grows as the farmer and his wife go t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2002
Everyone knows that "cat plays fiddle-i-fee" and "pig plays griffy, griffy," but why? As with Down by the Station (rev. 11/99), Hillenbrand imaginatively interprets a traditional song. The lyrics ("I had a cat and my cat pleased me") serve, with minimal changes, as the cumulative text, and the mixed-media illustrations reveal the story. Over the course of nine months, a farming couple carry out their chores—which include feeding their animals "under yonder tree"—while they wait for their baby to be born. Alternating double-page spreads feature one ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
