William Wegman's Farm Days

by William Wegman

Release Date: 01 April, 1997

Edition: Hardcover

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story is strange and disjointed but photos are funny

I bought this book because my 3 year-old loves Wegman's dogs as seen on Sesame Street. A quick glance at the book shows funny farmer-dogs and the usual funny dog scenes. The text was disappointing as the story was strange and it jumped from one topic to another without a good flow. For example, it starts off with the city cousin going to visit the country cousin and the farmer cousins forget to pick up their cousin at the train station. However, when they finally find each other the question is neve asked "what happened, where were you?". He finds out they were busy planting seeds but then no apology is given. These are important things for small children, to get the full flow of events and to get their questions answered, and to see simple etiquette such as a thank-you expressed. Other quirky text is saying you need "the 4 W's: watering, weeding, waiting and whatever". The dogs have weird names that don't flow well off the tongue, i.e. Farmer Chundo. I didn't like the story at all. I'd rather just have my son look at the photos himself and spare me the frustration of having to endure reading the text.

It's a little distressing to see dogs with people hands.

I am a huge fan of Weimaraners, as I have a sweet 9 year old named Fiori, and I do so love the other Wegman books. I found Farm Days to be a bit strange and I do not like the hands with dog bodies. Creepy. But I love the crisp clarity of Wegman's photgraphs and his charming child-like innocence that all is well in the land of his beloved dogs. Especially fun is the final photo of the dog playing the drums. Worth adding to your Wegman collection if you are a hard core fan, but if you want a gift for a samll child, stick to the fairy tales he did (Cinderella or Red Riding Hood)