domestic animals

A political satire in which the animals take over running the farm, but find their utopian state turning into a dictatorship.

"It's a beautiful fall day at the farm when the animals realize someone is missing...again! Cow is nowhere to be found, and her calves can't say where she is, so Hen, Sheep, Raccoon, and Pig call in Inspector Billiam Van Hoof, the world's best (and only) goat detective. The farm animals are certain Cow has been kidnapped, and clues lead them to some conspiratorial conclusions. Could a crop circle mean she was abducted by aliens? Did the farmer put her in a trailer to be sold, or worse--turned into a hamburger? But when Cow returns, they realize a celebration is in order (and that the answer was right in front of them all along)"--Provided by publisher.

A counting book in rhyme presents various farm animals and their offspring, from a mother hen and her "little chick one" to a mother pig and her "little piglets ten." Includes related facts and activities.

Zoey the adventure-loving chicken sets up a classroom in the barn and appoints herself teacher, but her friend Sam the pig is nervous that she will not provide snack time.

Black-and-white labeled illustrations introduce different kinds of farm animals, such as a cow, pig, and duck.

Biscuit goes to the farm to see the baby animals.

"When Shaun the Sheep plays a practical joke on Blazer, the sheepdog has to get revenge. But as one prank leads to another, it isn't long before the other residents of Mossy Bottom Farm are at their wits' end. Could a truce be in sight?"--Back cover.

"It's a hot day, and Shaun is in the meadow, tossing a tennis ball up and down, looking for mischief. Boink! An annoyed Bitzer swings at the ball with his dog bone, sending it sailing across the meadow. Soon the flock has joined in a frenetic game of Bitzerball, with flowerpot bases, sprinkler hazards, and a hopelessly complicated, wildly shifting set of rules. And that's before--squeee!--the pigs get involved..."--Amazon.com.

"A starving creature creeps silently through Mossy Bottom Farm, waiting to feed. Well, actually, it's just Bitzer the sheepdog with a growling stomach. But wait--what's that howl? Is it Shaun the Sheep playing one of his pranks? The Farmer practicing his trombone? Or is it...a beast? Are they all doomed, or can Bitzer and his crew concoct a madcap plan that's so crazy it just might work?"--Back cover.

Little Duck celebrates his first birthday with the other animals on the farm by copying their examples, from shearing off all his feathers to taking a mudbath, before enjoying Farmer Brown's yummy frosted maple cake.