If there’s one thing that rattles farm kids is when authors sugar-coat farming for them in picture books. It seems Old McDonald has a lot to answer for. We reviewed the Farmer in Training books last year which were Shearing Day and The Show. Well, the clever and talented Anwen Nichols and her illustrator Kenneth … [Read more…]
Sometimes, it is hard to find adequate books on farming for farm children. Living in such a rural setting, they know the ins and outs of farm life and they don’t need it all cute like some authors make it. Green Wellies Publishing has come up with the answer in the form of the Farmer … [Read more…]
I think you’d be forgiven for thinking that the story of Chris Jeffery from farmer’s son to celebrity judge would be ordinary. After reading Farming, Celebs and Plum Pudding Pigs! The Making of Farmer Chris, I discovered his life is as far from ordinary as you can get. The TV celebrity judge on Channel 5 … [Read more…]
