Reviews

Hey, Hey, Hay!: A Tale of Bales and the Machines That Make Them by Joe Cepeda, Christy Mihaly

tracybabler's review against another edition

4.0

Thanks to the Kid Lit Exchange for the review copy. All opinions are my own.

A rhyming picture book that gives young kids an in-depth look at life on the farm. This isn't your standard "cows go moo" book. It teaches the steps and vocabulary that most farm kids probably already know about how to bale hay. (Note: We are not farm kids, so this was incredibly informative!) Bonus points because the farmers are a mother and her daughter. Extra bonus points for the recipe for switchel at the end. We love a book with a recipe!

mldavisreads's review

4.0

Picture book. Another book that came to my attention via the Accurate Agricultural books webinar, this is a rhyming book that is an ode to the hay-making process. Many people have seen those fields of hay bales, but don't know the process of how those bales come to be. My great-grandfather had a steer farm and my father told me of many summer days spent on the farm baling hay. So I was appreciative of the step-by-step narrative of the process. I love that the farmers shown are a mother and daughter. I also appreciated the recipe for the apple cider vinegar drink known as switchel, though I have yet to try it. A great read for farm storytimes, summer/fall storytimes, or step-to-step process lessons.