The Best Time of Day
Eileen Spinelli, Bryan Langdo
Language: English
Pages: 32
ISBN: 0152050515
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Eileen Spinelli and Bryan Langdo have created a busy little farm that has lots to do--there are flapjacks to flip and cows to be milked, for starters--but not a moment goes by that's anything but the best. This joyful rhyming celebration of everyday life winds down to a comforting close that's just right for bedtime.
of America and/or other jurisdictions. The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows: Spinelli, Eileen. The best time of day/Eileen Spinelli; illustrated by Bryan Langdo. p. cm. Summary: Farmer Fred, various members of his family, and his neighbors each have a favorite time of day. [I. Country life—Fiction. 2. Farm life—Fiction. 3. Day—Fiction. 4. Stories in rhyme.] I. Langdo, Bryan, ill. II. Title. " PZ8.3.S759Be 2005 [E]—dc22 2004005747 ISBN 978-0-15-205051-1
of America and/or other jurisdictions. The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows: Spinelli, Eileen. The best time of day/Eileen Spinelli; illustrated by Bryan Langdo. p. cm. Summary: Farmer Fred, various members of his family, and his neighbors each have a favorite time of day. [I. Country life—Fiction. 2. Farm life—Fiction. 3. Day—Fiction. 4. Stories in rhyme.] I. Langdo, Bryan, ill. II. Title. " PZ8.3.S759Be 2005 [E]—dc22 2004005747 ISBN 978-0-15-205051-1
because one of the best times of day is time spent with friends. —E. S. For Nikki, any time I'm with you is my best time of day. —B. L. The best time of day for the rooster is when the sun rises high over barnyard and pen. He wakes up the farmer, the animals, too, with his rowdy-dow "Cocka-doodle-dee-doo!" The best time of day for farmhand Bill Bower is six a.m. Pop!—out of bed for a shower. Time for a sudsing. Time for a song. Sometimes his parakeet Pete sings along. The
best time of day for the farmer's wife, Mabel, is breakfast—with pancakes and eggs on the table. With apples a-sizzle and muffins galore, and all of her family hungry for more. The best time of day for the marmalade cat is her midmorning nap in an old scarecrow hat. Drowsy and cozy she lets out a sigh—and seems not to notice two mice scamper by. The best time of day for the farmer's son, Joe, is recess. The bell rings—he's ready to go. The school yard backs up to a cornfield—what fun!
of day for Granny's friend Gus is when Mabel says, "Stay! Have supper with us. There's plenty of corn bread and plenty of stew." Gus sheepishly grins. "Don't mind if I do." The farmer's dog finds that his best time of day is dusk, when the spaniel down Mrs. Ives's way starts barking—to Dog's ears it's more like a croon: Come wander the meadow. Come wait for the moon. Shh... Everyone's sleeping. The farm has grown still and nothing is stirring in starlight until the barn owl awakens to