cover image Farm

Farm

James Brown. Candlewick, $6.99 (16p) ISBN 978-0-7636-5931-8

Readers meet six common farm animals, including a pig, sheep, and goose, in this stylish board book from British illustrator Brown. The book is a showcase for his understated hand-printed lino prints: each animal appears in profile, set against inked backdrops in strong shades of green, red, and blue. The animals’ names appear alongside them—the book’s only text—and, at left, the silhouettes are miniaturized and transformed into Escherlike patterns in black and white. Embossing and glossy accents add further polish to an already elegant design. Ages 1–3. (Apr.)