The Sun Is Late and So Is the Farmer (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780823444281)

On a peculiarly long night, three farm animals set off on a daring quest to bring the sunrise.

Fans of Erin and Philip C. Stead's books will instantly love this quirky barnyard trio's magical quest to bring the sunrise, in the style of their previous animal books A Sick Day for Amos McGee and Bear Has a Story to Tell.

A mule,
A milk cow,
A miniature horse,
Standing in a barn door,
Waiting for the sun to rise.

As this trio rests in their comfortable barn, a realization slowly dawns on them. . . the sun is late to rise.

After consulting barn owl (who always knows what to do), they take Rooster and set off on an epic journey further than they've ever gone before; through the acre of tall corn, past the sleeping giant, all the way to the edge of the world.

A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection


Author: Philip C. Stead
ISBN-10: 0823444287
ISBN-13: 9780823444281
Publisher: Neal Porter Books
Language: English
Published: 11/29/2022
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 8.89h x 9.62w x 0.43d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.3
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 522176 / Sun Is Late and So Is the Farmer


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2022
School Library Journal 09/01/2022 pg. 103
Booklist 09/01/2022 pg. 83
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2022
Publishers Weekly 10/03/2022
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2022 pg. 75
Shelf Awareness 01/06/2023
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2022 - Superior,Well Above Average