Do you remember this book? I think I first discovered it via Reading Rainbow as LeVar Burton read it to his audience. Ox-Cart Man (c. 1979) by Donald Hall with Caldecott award winning illustrations by our beloved Barbara Cooney recalls the days of a 19th century New England family. Take a journey back in time from the moment you open the first page:
In October he backed his ox into his cart
and he and his family filled it up
with everything they made or grew all year long
that was left over.
A beautiful depiction of early settler life throughout the seasons, Ox-Cart Man takes the ten day travel to town to trade his goods for the necessities for surviving the next year on his family farm.
This book is on my list to be purchased! It was recommended by my children's literature instructor.
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