The Flock

By: Margarita del Mazo, Guridi (Illustrator)

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Hardcover | 1 July 2023

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Hardcover
40 Pages

Age
3 - 7

Dimensions(cm)
19.6 x 29.2 x 0.64

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Being part of a flock is easy, you just have to do what the others do. But when Sheep Four decides not to follow the others, how will Mike, the boy counting sheep, get to sleep?

Being a sheep is easy. All they have to do is graze, snooze and help people fall asleep now and again. Every person is assigned their own personal flock… The drill is always the same, first Sheep one jumps over the fence, then Sheep two followed by Sheep three and so forth.

When a little boy called Mike can’t sleep one night, he starts to count his personal flock.. Sheep One, Sheep Two, Sheep Three… but then something strange happens… Sheep four doesn’t want to jump!

How will Mike be able to get to sleep now?

También disponible en español. (Also available in Spanish.)

Industry Reviews

Cartoon art outlined in black depicts green-dominated pasture scenes against white space offset by blue and dark gray tones for Mike's sleepless setting, enhancing the amusing premise of this offbeat but heartening narrative. A humorous take on a long-standing tactic for combating insomnia. (Picture book. 5-8) - Kirkus.
Throughout, plain backdrops provide human characters' skin tones, and scribbly sketches by Guridi depict the rule-following animals with simple features and stick legs. - Publishers Weekly.

Both the English and Spanish version read smoothly with a sly sense of humor. Great for kids who feel a bit different and an excellent bedtime story. - Youth Services Book Review.

"A singular picture book for curious kids who appreciate layers of meaning and reflection in their stories-and just the right amount of silliness" - Starred review in School Library Journal.

The Flock, by Margarita del Mazo, beautifully dramatizes this quandary: that numbers are at once alike and wildly different. The numbers One through Nine enter as sheep who usually jump single-file over a hurdle while a sleepy boy named Mike counts. One night, Four refuses to jump. It is a numeric and a narrative crisis, which the illustrator Guridi animates with humor and urgency. - Counting on Conversation. The New York Times.
A nice story about standing out from the crowd. The illustrations are cute and expressive. - Kiss the Book Jr.

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