The Boy and the Little Lamb

Oliver spends the summer at his grandparents' farm, where Grandma Ruth and Grandpa Walter set him a simple daily routine: see to the animals first, then look in on the little lamb. The lamb, small and fluffy with a red ribbon collar and a tiny brass bell, keeps its distance at first, hiding behind its mother and backing away whenever Oliver comes close.

Rather than give up, Oliver returns each day with fresh hay and clean water, sitting quietly and learning to read the animal's ears and tail as his grandmother shows him. Jane MEADOW tells this patient story for young children and the adults reading with them, treating care and keeping a promise as ordinary habits. Families can read it on Kids Tale Book.