Monday, December 11, 2017

The Lumberjack's Beard by Duncan Beedie - ESSENTIAL

Beedie, Duncan  The Lumberjack’s Beard  PICTURE BOOK Templar Books, 2017 $16.99  Content: G.

Big Jim Hickory is a lumberjack who lives up in the forest by himself.  He has his morning routine and is good at cutting down trees.  One night after a long day of work, he is visited by an angry bird whose home has been cut down during the day.  Jim lets the bird move into his beard.  Eventually, two more animals move in and Jim’s routine is disturbed.  In the end he decides to cut off his beard and let the animals live in its warmth and he goes out to plant new trees.  

This book is adorable.  I love Big Jim and the adorable little animals.  The illustrations are cute and the message that we need to save the trees is subtle but well done.  

EL (K-3) – ESSENTIAL. 

Reviewer, C. Peterson.

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