Barnyard Banter

Denise Fleming. Henry Holt & Company, $7.95 (30pp) ISBN 978-0-8050-6594-7

Finally, Denise Fleming fans will be crowing now that Barnyard Banter is in a board book edition. With ""Cows in the pasture,/ moo, moo, moo"" and Roosters in the barnyard,/ cock-a-doodle-doo,"" young children will happily follow Goose, chasing a butterfly around a lush and colorful farm. ( May)

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