Author(s): Anna Crosbie

Children's books

Young MacDonald is ready to try his luck at that most enjoyable and iconic of rural events, the annual A&P Show. Young MacDonald was first introduced to young readers in 2009, in Young MacDonald Had a Farm, when he inherited the family farm, with all the 'oink oink here' and 'moo moo there' animals, and he modernized it all with new machinery and married his girlfriend. With his trusty dog and all his skills, wits and Granny MacDonald's secret family recipe in his back pocket - and with the new Mrs Mac and his parents to cheer him on - Young MacDonald is ready to give it his best shot. After all, there's a proud family tradition to uphold, and the honour of the MacDonalds at stake - will he be able to win the coveted trophy of 'Best in Show'? The endearingly funny and delightfully illustrated result is another superb book for Kiwi children. With Scott Tulloch's trademark bright, quirky and delightful illustrations perfectly complementing Anna Crosbie's crisp fresh lyrics, which together bring new life to an old nursery favourite, this second book about Young MacDonald is sure to delight both littlies and their parents reading it together, as well as those beginning independent reading. Funny, colourful and with all the security of a strong rhyming text and a beautiful reading rhythm, Young MacDonald Goes to the Show is set to become another firm bedtime favourite.