This book was very silly and would be a great interactive book to do with kids because it is very repetitive and has the same pattern. A teacher could also use it to talk about different dialects and speech across the United States because the book doesn't use the normal spelling for (rud=road). The words aren't spelled the same but that's how it sounds to different people. There are even some made up words in the book to make it a rhyming book. The main character is the grandma. She is the one that tries to clear the animals off the road. The illustrator doesn't draw her face so the reader has to use his/her imagination until nearly the end when she yells to clear the road. The book definitely takes place in the early time because there is a Model T Ford and everyone is dressed in old clothes (overalls, dresses and skirts). The illustrations are very funny. All the characters body positions and facial expressions really make the pictures tell the story. This book kind of reminded me of my grandpa and grandma and mom and dad because sometimes the animals get out of the fence at my grandpas farm and it's a family affair to get the animals back in the fenced in area.It is not as easy as it looks, the animals are very stubborn, but like the book shows. You have to know what to do and something it takes many tries. It's definitely a relate-able story to many farmers in Iowa!
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