Old MacDonald Had a Farm
As in If You’re Happy and You Know It! (2001), Cabrera offers another sing-along nursery rhyme for babies and toddlers. Using thick black lines and bright colors to enhance her illustrations, she shows a farmer and his animals interacting on every exuberant double-page spread. Preschoolers will enjoy pointing out the barnyard creatures––among them, a horse, a cow, a goat, hens, sheep, pigs, and ducks––and chanting the sounds that the animals make. Even libraries that already have lots of versions of this song will want this one, especially since Cabrera frames the rhyme with a sweet surprise that fits right in with the story and the audience. --Hazel Rochman