Over in the Meadow

I am a teacher and my "kids" LOVED this book. It went well with talking about spring and what happens during that time. They liked it so much I wanted to buy it, but I am just wondering why I can't find it for less than $48.00

I started reading this to my infant at 3 months. The colors are amazing & kept her stimulated - along with the sing song story. Although it teaches counting to 2-4 year olds, but little one loved "counting" along with me. Hooray for Jane Cabrera!

This book is used in my sons music class. It is fun to sing and teaches counting along the way. All of the children sit to hear this book read and love identifying the animals and counting along. I'm buying it today for home too.

This is one of the few books that both my two year old and I really enjoy together. The illustrations are so colorful and lively and the text is a fun, rhythmic song that is great for kids to count and act out. This is one of the few books that I will use to give as a gift.

"Over in the Meadow" is based on the song by the same title, so it is a fun read as well as a fun sing. But even it you don't know the song, the words are simple and funny. Children can follow along easily with the repeated pattern of words. The book revolves around 10 different animal moms and their babies. The animals' homes and their actions are quite funny for children, especially if they pretend to be the animal babies. While the story is fun to read and sing, the best feature of this book is the illustrations. The bright colors immediately attracted my youngest child to the book. Older children have enjoyed the pictures immensely, looking to see what they can identify as well as searching for new things to learn about. "Over in the Meadow" is a great book for preschool through early elementary school children. And out of a personal children's library of several hundred books, this is one of a very few that I have purchased to give to family and friends.