Written and illustrated by: Iza Trapani

Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any. . .

This charming story told in lyrical verse will inspire young readers to share the best of themselves. An industrious black sheep has wool aplenty, but little else for her friends. Horse needs hay, Mouse needs cheese, and Pig needs slop, but the poor black sheep has none of these. When her dissatisfied friends confront Sheep about her inability to share, they find that their lovely friend has knitted a special gift for each of them with her very own wool.

Clever illustrations reveal delightful surprises as endearing new characters frolic from page to page in bold, generous color.

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Author & Illustrator

Iza Trapani, author and illustrator

Iza Trapani has written and illustrated several books for children including the best-selling Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star; The Itsy Bitsy Spider; and I’m a Little Teapot. She lives in the Hudson Valley in New York.

Read more about Iza Trapani.

Editorial Reviews

School Library Journal

As she did with Itsy, Bitsy Spider, Trapani takes on an old rhyme and adds her own spin to it. Illustrated in muted watercolors, with a setting suggestive of a Victorian winter, the book features Ms. Sheep and her friends, all of whom want something from her. Kittens want milk, a pig wants slop, the dog wants bones, and a horse wants hay. Alas, except for the master, the dame, and the little boy who lives down the lane, the sheep just can’t fill her neighbors’ requests. As a result, all of them are in a huff, and cry out “Boo, boo, black sheep, shame on you!” However, she has a surprise for them. As it so happens, she has been hard at work knitting a woolen surprise for each and every one of them – mittens for the cats, a shawl for the horse, a fine hat for the pig. In the end, everyone has learned the value of sharing, and they come to her door loaded with presents. The illustrations are pleasing and the expressions on the faces engaging.

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Details

Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-58089-071-7

E-book PDF
ISBN: 978-1-60734-071-3

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