Harvest Time (Tractor Mac Series)

by Billy Steers

Overview

When the nights start to get cooler and the corn is ready for picking, it's time for autumn fun at the farm! Tractor Mac loves the fall, but he's just too big for the orchard, where he is stuck harvesting apples that Farmer Bill will make into delicious treats. Across the road, Small Fred the tractor is busy with the Pumpkin Picking Festival, but he's just too small to pull all of the people who want to go on a hayride. Working together, Tractor Mac and Small Fred figure out a way to share their chores and share the fun.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780374306007
Publisher:	Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date:	07/25/2017
Series:	Tractor Mac Series
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	24
Sales rank:	418,255
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Billy Steers is an author, illustrator, and pilot. In addition to the Tractor Mac series, he has worked on forty other children's books. Mr. Steers had horses and sheep on the farm where he grew up in Connecticut. Married with three sons, he still lives in Connecticut.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Carl the big black dog is babysitting once again, this time on Christmas Eve while his owners go to church...The canine and his charge have a wonderful time...The visual depth of the illustrations gives this sweet book an appeal beyond its primary audience."—Booklist

"A delight, bound to please the good dog's old friends— and win him plenty of new ones."—Publishers Weekly

Editorial Reviews

The words ``Take good care of the baby, Carl''--practically the only words in Day's books about the lovable rottweiler--trigger giggles of delight from readers of all ages. And though Carl's Christmas has much in common with its predecessor, Carl Goes Shopping , the new book has charms all its own. Carl is imbued with enough ``good will towards man'' to warm a whole town, and on Christmas Eve he and his infant charge venture forth to spread holiday cheer. Carl donates a basket of goodies to the needy (the baby contributes his hat), then lends his ``voice'' to a group of carolers. Back at home, awakened by strange sounds, Carl investigates; his expression as he comes face-to-face with his first reindeer is priceless. While this may not be Carl's most original adventure, it's still a delight, bound to please the good dog's old friends--and win him plenty of new ones. All ages. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

`` `We're going to Grandma's and then to church. Take good care of the baby, Carl' '' is the opening and sole text for this wordless story of the canine Carl and his babysitting talents. In the parents' absence, Carl gives the baby a ride downstairs where they decorate a potted plant. Then, the unflappable dog gets the baby into his outdoor outfit and they're off to town. Once home again, Carl greets the cow-faced reindeer, ushers Santa through the door, helps disperse gifts, and sees the jolly old fellow off up the chimney. Day's paintings are fond renderings of the rottweiler and his baby charge in their modern-day, old Victorian mansion. Readers may wonder how a dog gets a baby into sleepers and up on his back for the ride to bed, but no matter in this fantasy. Carl lovers don't ask questions--capable Carl can do anything.

School Library Journal

"Carl the big black dog is babysitting once again, this time on Christmas Eve while his owners go to church...The canine and his charge have a wonderful time...The visual depth of the illustrations gives this sweet book an appeal beyond its primary audience."—Booklist

"A delight, bound to please the good dog's old friends— and win him plenty of new ones."—Publishers Weekly

"Carl is the babysitter every family needs."—Parents Magazine

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