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The Wind Plays Tricks Hardcover – Picture Book, March 1 2019
Virginia Howard (Author) Find all the books, read about the author and more. See search results for this author |
Charlene Chua (Illustrator) Find all the books, read about the author and more. See search results for this author |
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The wind swirls through the farmyard one dark night. It tears around the farmyard, over the meadows, past the pond. It blows so hard and so long that all the animals howl, too. And in the sunny morning, the animals learn that the wind has played tricks on them. Pig goes, "Cluck!" Little Chicks go, “Neigh!” Hens go, “Moo!” Horse goes “Cock-a-Doodle-Dooo!” Cow goes “Quack!” And Rooster—well, Rooster goes, “Cheep!” Can the animals work together to find a solution and get their right voices back?
- Reading age3 - 5 years
- Print length32 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade levelPreschool - 3
- Lexile measureAD510L
- Dimensions20.32 x 1.02 x 25.4 cm
- PublisherAlbert Whitman & Company
- Publication dateMarch 1 2019
- ISBN-100807587354
- ISBN-13978-0807587355
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Review
"A fun visit to a mixed-up barnyard."—Kirkus Reviews
About the Author
Charlene Chua grew up in Singapore but now lives in Ontario, Canada. When she's not making art, she enjoys cooking, reading, and playing video games.
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- Publisher : Albert Whitman & Company (March 1 2019)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 32 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0807587354
- ISBN-13 : 978-0807587355
- Item weight : 318 g
- Dimensions : 20.32 x 1.02 x 25.4 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,021,513 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #572 in Children's Early Learning Books on Sounds
- #1,728 in Children's Books on Farm Animals
- #3,942 in Children's Books on Sleep
- Customer Reviews:
About the authors
Charlene Chua is the illustrator of several picture books, including Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao, Going Up! and The Pencil. She is also the author-illustrator of Hug?
Charlene was born and grew up in Singapore, and moved to Canada in 2007. When they are not making art, they enjoy cooking, reading, and playing with their cats. She now lives with her husband (and cats!) in Hamilton, Ontario.
Virginia Howard, a resident of Metairie, Louisiana, works part time for Louisiana State University Medical Alumni Association as alumni magazine editor, graphic designer, and tiger artist. She illustrated the picture book, Timothy Hubble and the King Cake Party, by Anita Prieto (Pelican Publishing, 2009) and is one of nine contributing authors of The Bayou Bogeyman Presents: Hoodoo and Voodoo. She has two published murder mysteries, co-authored with her sister-in-law under the pseudonym H. O. Ward. She is an active member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, and has been editor of THEMA literary journal since its inception in 1988.
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The expressions on their faces, when something unexpected happens in the story, were precious!
They also had to help read the story! This is a great parent and child read aloud together.

