Together, words and pictures create a sense of endless space and ample time. Archer's illustrations lean into the text's idolized depiction of time and place (surely not all the farm smells were sweet, for instance), offering spread after spread of breathtakingly gorgeous scenes." - Horn Book Magazine, * " Elaborate sun-filled spreads by Archer (Daniel's Good Day) illuminate Newbery Medalist MacLachlan's farm-life memories in this dazzling picture book. A deeply nostalgic look at once-upon-a-time Midwest farm life." - Kirkus Reviews, "In this nostalgic idyll set on the American prairie.a young girl describes summertime farm life as she and the other children ride horses, take a trip into town for penny candy, swim in a pond, and play kick-the-can until adults call them back inside at bedtime. Readers may see something new with each look. They are richly colored and detailed these are spreads to linger over. Nostalgic, yet filled with timeless experiences." - Booklist, "Archer's vivid, textured mixed-media illustrations include tissue papers and homemade stamps. Archer's vibrant, mixed-media illustrations combine acrylics, ink, and textured papers created with origami, tissue paper, and homemade stamps.many spreads employ a wide-angle perspective that furthers the sense of the prairie's vastness. "In sparse, lyrical prose, Newbery medalist MacLachlan extols the prairies of eastern Wyoming (circa the 1940s), where she was born.
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