The hundred-year barn

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Title:

The hundred-year barn

Alternate title:

100 year barn

One hundred year barn

Author:

MacLachlan, Patricia, author.

Pak, Kenard, illustrator.

Summary:

One hundred years ago, a little boy watched his family and community come together to build a grand red barn. This barn become his refuge and home-a place to play with friends and farm animals alike. As seasons passed, the barn weathered many storms. The boy left and returned a young man, to help on the farm and to care for the barn again. The barn has stood for one hundred years, and it will stand for a hundred more: a symbol of peace, stability, caring and community.

Audience:

Ages 4-8

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm

Genre:

Picture books.

Subject Term:

Barns -- Juvenile fiction.

Families -- Juvenile fiction.

Community life -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Pak, Kenard,

Publisher:

Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarpercollinsPublishers,

Publication Date:

2019

ISBN:

9780062687739

Publication Information:

New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarpercollinsPublishers, [2019]

Call Number:

P MACLACH

Holds: Copies:

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Newbery Medal-winning author Patricia MacLachlan's poignant text and award-winning artist Kenard Pak's gentle and rustic illustrations paint the picture of a beautiful red barn and the people who call it home.

One hundred years ago, a little boy watched his family and community come together to build a grand red barn. This barn become his refuge and home--a place to play with friends and farm animals alike.

As seasons passed, the barn weathered many storms. The boy left and returned a young man, to help on the farm and to care for the barn again. The barn has stood for one hundred years, and it will stand for a hundred more: a symbol of peace, stability, caring and community.

In this joyful celebration generations of family and their tender connection to the barn, Newbery Medal-winning author Patricia MacLachlan and award-winning artist Kenard Pak spin a tender and timeless story about the simple moments that make up a lifetime.

This beautiful picture book is perfect for young children who are curious about history and farm life.

* Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year (2020) *

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

K-Gr 2--MacLachlan's gift for portraying bucolic bliss returns in this account of a 1919 barn raising and the narrator's experiences with the building as years pass. When Jack is five, his community gathers for the framing, building, raising, and painting of what his father dubs the Hundred-Year Barn. Meanwhile, youngsters play in a stream, chow down at celebration feasts, and share scary story at sleepovers in the barn. The narrator ages, assuming tasks of responsibility for the structure and its residents. Sweeping the barn as an adult, Jack discovers a fallen nest containing the wedding ring his father lost during the barn build. Pak applies gouache, pencil, ink, and digital media for folksy illustrations that offer warm gold overtones, and complement the narrator's ever-red cap. Fox, possum, cat, dog, and mouse each meander into the story with winsome expressions, adding to the serene mood. VERDICT This story's poetry and pace are mellow, ideal for a quiet time.--Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA

Publisher's Weekly Review

In meditative prose, Newbery-winner MacLachlan commemorates the life of a great barn. Pak (Cat Wishes) pictures the initially youthful narrator in a bright red cap and suspenders ("I was only five years old") watching as the barn is raised by neighbors and family members-grainy, ghostly figures against sepia tones. The narrator's father loses his wedding ring somewhere in the confusion, and the group feasts to celebrate their finished work, then poses for a group photograph. The narrator's father announces a toast: "The barn will be called the hundred-year barn." Lyrical writing conveys the slow passage of time ("Seasons went by. The cows were milked"). Pak lingers over the barn's livestock and its cathedral-like interior. The boy eventually marries (his red cap is larger now), the barn becomes his, and one day, he finds the lost wedding ring in an unexpected place. MacLachlan and Pak invite readers into the rhythms of the small family farm and important moments, small and great, over a century of its life. Ages 4-8. Author's agent: Rubin Pfeffer, Rubin Pfeffer Content. Illustrator's agent: Kirsten Hall, Catbird Productions. (Sept.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.