#Countdowns for mac series#
#Countdowns for mac mac#

Originally published by Golden Books, Tractor Mac Arrives at the Farm tells the story of Sibley the work horse who feels slighted when a вЂњshiny new tractor comes and takes over his chores.вЂќ Sibley and Mac overcome their differences and become вЂњthe best of friends.вЂќ PublisherвЂ™s Weekl In April 1999, I introduced the first childrenвЂ™s book that I wrote and illustrated, Tractor Mac Arrives at the Farm. In April 1999, I introduced the first childrenвЂ™s book that I wrote and illustrated, Tractor Mac Arrives at the Farm.

#Countdowns for mac series#

The board book does feature all the favorite animals in the series and have plenty for young readers to notice in each scene.more Or maybe I'm not its intended audience since my imagination and practical nature won't let me consider those animals preparing for Christmas. Maybe if there had been something more to the story or a true countdown, I would have enjoyed it more. But I just couldn't wrap my mind around the idea of the animals and machine getting excited about Christmas, and there wasn't much of a countdown. Each of the animals shares what is best about the holiday-decorating, finding just the right tree, getting presents, eating good food, and having fun with others. Maybe if there had been something more to the story or I usually really like the Tractor Mac stories, but this one featuring the big red tractor and his farm friends left me disinterested.

I usually really like the Tractor Mac stories, but this one featuring the big red tractor and his farm friends left me disinterested. As an additional purchase, buy for your library only if you have a scanty Christmas-themed board book collection and you are looking to add more titles.more Because of this, toddlers may soon tire of the story, while slightly older readers will enjoy the illustrations and little else. Generic types of festive decor and seasonal foods simply magically appear along with fully wrapped gifts. It depicts the eponymous tractor and his barnyard friends preparing for Christmas on the farm unfortunately, the story does not show any actual prep work for the holiday being done. Because of this, toddlers may soon tire of the story, while slightly older readers will enjoy the illustrations and littl вЂњCountdown to ChristmasвЂќ is another board book in the Tractor Mac series by Billy Steers. вЂњCountdown to ChristmasвЂќ is another board book in the Tractor Mac series by Billy Steers. I realize that's a lot to place on a book about a tractor, but I had high expectations.more However, the few board books in the series feel too simplistic in their text, while the 'regular' books are too dense and round about in some of their story telling. We've borrowed many of the books through Mel by this point. Overall, high marks to the series for starring a tractor and a farm - M loves that. I realize that's a lot to place on a book about a tractor, but I had high exp This was our gateway book to the Tractor Mac series, which M discovered in the Board book section at the library. This was our gateway book to the Tractor Mac series, which M discovered in the Board book section at the library.