The House in the Meadow

by Shutta Crum

Book Overview

Over in the meadow there's a spring wedding, with the couple's 10 best friends to celebrate. What's next? A house 9 diggers, 8 masons, 7 carpenters, 6 well diggers, 5 roofers, 4 plumbers, 3... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807533939
• ISBN13: 9780807533932
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 11.1" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

A nightly read!

My two year old loves this book. We read it every night (It's too short to be annoying for me). I think it's broadening his world, helping him to see the works behind his own home. He asks questions now about where the water goes after his bath and why the lights turn on. I can reference the book in my answers to his satisfaction. It also compliments his growing interest in trucks, tools and machinery. Very nice twist on an old standard, for toddlers and preschoolers. (In contrast, another favorite book we often read adjacent to this one is "Henry Builds a Cabin," by DB Johnson)

Great Book! My son loves it!

We recently got this book out of the library and my son loved it so much that we ordered it, so he has it to keep. The book shipped when it was supposed to and arrived as such, also!

Over in the Meadow.....

"Over in the meadow, it was springtime when.../came a bride and a groom and their best friends 10./"And now..." said the couple. "A house!" said the 10./So they planned through the year, and when spring came again..." Inspired by Olive Wadsworth's classic poem Over In The Meadow, author Shutta Crum's creative and fun-filled picture book combines learning numbers and house building. Soon the countdown begins as first 9 construction workers, then 8 masons, and 7 carpenters show up with tools and heavy equipment to begin the job. Then 6 well drillers, 5 roofers, 4 plumbers, 3 electricians, and 2 painters complete the house. Last but not least Inspector Number 1 arrives. "So he looked and he listed. Everything was done!" Ms Crum's exuberant rhythmic, rhyming text is engaging, and complemented by Paige Billin-Frye's bold, bright, and playful collage artwork. A perfect selection for circle or story time, The House In The Meadow is a charming, clever sing-along, and preschoolers will revel in all the counting and building fun. "Over in the meadow, by the house, in the sun,/waved the wife and the husband and their new little one./"Home!" said the couple. "You're home,"said everyone./Then they lived in the meadow,/in their house that was done!"