Prairie Days

The comforting past of growing up on a farm delivers a sense of warmth, comfort and relaxation. This book is told from a narrator's perspective, one who grew up on a farm and reflects on how life was as a child during that time. While starting at the farmhouse and flower-filled setting, the tale glid......more

I’ve been hearing a lot about this book lately so I had to have a look. The cover didn’t do much for me but what’s inside the cover, caught my attention. I felt myself slowing down as I read, the text had its own song. Written in the author’s own lyricism and unique book spacing, a peaceful and whim......more

I'll confess, I had low expectations for this book. I was like: prairies, big sky, rural, whatever, snooze. And I can't put my finger on why, but I found this book incredibly effective. There was great alignment between the words and the images which felt homespun and expansive throughout. There is......more

"Where I was born, there was a sky so big, there was no end of it. The summer mornings were cool, and the sun rose orange." And thus begins the story of a life on the prairie, long ago, idyllic really, with the scent of wild roses and of earth and hyssop, small towns "with names we loved," with prairie......more

I am a huge fan of Patricia MacLachlan books (both picture books and chapter books) and this one was no exception. MacLachlan’s childhood in Wyoming can be seen in the story and illustrations in this book. The story is basically the observations of a young girl growing up on a farm where “there was......more