Where Is My Coat?: Farm Animals - by Anita Bijsterbosh (Board Book)

Review Quotes

"This adorable board book is aimed at toddlers from 12 months old. The farm animals in this book have lost their coats and need your child's help to get them back. One page shows the animal and its young in silhouette and asks the child what animal it is. The animal is revealed in full colour on the next page. I can imagine a toddler's joy at saying the right answer and the page turning to magically reveal a coloured picture of the animal and its young. I'm sure I'd be following the correct answer with an, "And what does the duck say?" I'm getting clucky just thinking about it! The coloured illustrations are lovely and make the animals look happy and friendly. I love young children's books that are interactive and really like that this book engages the child by asking them to guess what animal the silhouette shape represents. Anita Bijsterbosch has created a really sweet book. I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley (thank you so much to NetGalley and Clavis Books for the opportunity) in exchange for honest feedback. If I knew anyone with a child in the right age group I'd be purchasing this book for them and would probably insist on being the first one to read it to them!" - Schizanthus - Reviewer

"This is a very simple book that my grandson liked. Each farm animal is featured in silhouette with repeated words asking where their coat is and can you tell what animal we are. My grandson liked the guessing part. I can't wait until my granddaughter is a little older to read this with her and teach her about farm animals. The illustrations going from black and white silhouettes to coloured pictures provided a great contrast. The only complaint we had was that it was not long enough. He kept asking for more animals to guess. A good book for a nursery/preschool. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley." - Carla Johnson-Hicks

"This book is adorable and received several "one more"s from my 2 year old son. The way the author uses a strong question for each silhouette page so the child can tell which animal is being shown is excellent. The illustrations are fun and there are opportunities for counting too. I did find the end a little abrupt but we just hopped back to the beginning. This would be great as a physical book too. Thanks to NetGalley for the chance to check out this fun book!" - Laura-Lynne Smith -

Praise for Anita Bijsterbosch's EVERYONE IS YAWNING:

"A 'yawner' in the best sense, this parade of sleepyheads isn't just a series of variations on the same motion--it offers a mix of repetition and low-key interactive surprises....Irresistibly somniferous." -- KIRKUS REVIEWS, starred review and BEST BOOKS OF 2016 list

"...colorful and engaging and the simple text has a defined focus. A quick story and exercise, perfect for nap or bed-time sharing." - School Library Journal

"Children can make ... animals yawn on the subsequent pages, and the effect is just as goofily charming each time. Finally, it's the child's turn to yawn and go to sleep, piled up with all of the sleepy animals. Resistance (to yawning) is futile." -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

About the Author

After high school, I took drawing and painting lessons in small galleries in my neighborhood. And I learned a lot from drawing and painting books. But I also mastered many techniques simply by experimenting with them on my own.

When my children were still young, I read them a bedtime story every night. I rediscovered that some picture books are real pieces of art. That's when I got the ambition to make my very own picture books.

I was remarked by the jury of the Key Colours International Illustrators Award 2012. The book Whose Hat is That? was published by Clavis Publishing and every book I have made since has been even more successful.