Midnight Farm

by Carly Simon

Book Overview

There's a farm that I knowUnlike any other farmAs the sun goes downThe air gets warmAnd the birds wake upAnd the wildflowers bloomAnd the sheep jitterbugUnder a round rolling moon.One hot summer... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 068981237X
• ISBN13: 9780689812378
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.9" x 12.1"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

I want to go to Midnight Farm!

Midnight Farm is an excellent story with wonderful illustrations. It is a whimsical tale about two little boys on a farm who wake one night to find their farm animals and crops rockin'. My two year old wants to read it every night because of the amusing rhythm, and I oblige, because even as an adult, I have yet to tire of the fantasy that everyday objects lead secret lives! The pictures are beautiful, with a mystical feel and tons of detail. You notice something new almost every read.This book also has a sweet vulnerability that many of Carly's songs have which makes it very enduring. Overall, Midnight Farm is a great book that will appeal to several age groups. I wish it were more available- it would make a great gift book.

Midnight Magic!

Of all of the books that I have read to my three kids, this is my favorite. It is so magical, so beautiful. I have read it over and over again, and never get tired of it. Midnight Farm brings the dark night to life, and my children's imaginations go wild with all of the magical possibilties of what goes on when we are all asleep. This is a book that I give to all of the children that I love. It is magic!

This is such a beautiful book!

My four year old loves this book! And I do, too, thanks to the lovely illustrations and rhythmic text. It is entertaining and great for a bed-time read. I wish Carly Simon would write more and get the same illustrator! He's fabulous!

cool, laid back rhyming fun!

Midnight Farm is a refreshing change from the stiff, contrived rhymes one usually comes in contact with. Simon's fresh, cool, musician-like freedom enables her to throw in words that would not normally be found in children's verse. Thoroughly enjoyable and imaginative, the accompanying illustrations fit exactly with the "lyrics."

A lovely story you'll enjoy reading again and again.

My son is 3 and this quickly became his favorite bedtime story. It is very lyrical, enjoyable to read and evokes images that you can have fun with. The illustrations are fanciful and he loves to find the "tulip conductor".