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    Wannabe Farms
    Wannabe Farms
    Wannabe Farms
    Ebook106 pages25 minutes

    Wannabe Farms

    By Brian McCann and Meghan Lands

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    "A hilarious book for animal lovers and risk takers everywhere! Brian McCann introduces us to Wannabe Farms, and we never want to leave." - Amy Poehler

    From acclaimed comedy writer Brian McCann comes Wannabe Farms, the insanely funny, rhyming collection of stories that asks the question: What do farmyard animals really want to do with their lives?

    Welcome to Wannabe Farms, a farmyard where the animals like to wonder and dream, plot and scheme, and definitely not act how they're supposed to. In rhyming verse, Brian McCann (writer for Conan O'Brien) shows us what happens when cows want to drive, pigs dream of being sophisticates, and sheep take their hairstyles into their own hands (well, hooves). Together, what emerges is a delightful, hysterical romp through the farmyard, as animals discover the place where dreams meet their limits, and the power of adjusted expectations.

    With hilarious two-color illustrations on every spread, this collection of stories brings Shel Silverstein and Old MacDonald together in a way readers young and old have never seen before!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group
    Release dateFeb 18, 2020
    ISBN9781524793012
    Wannabe Farms
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    Brian McCann

    Brian McCann is a retired thirty-four year veteran of the Chicago Public Schools and life-long resident of Chicago. He has spent the past four years pursuing justice for the many citizen victims killed by illegal aliens. He was in the Army from 1971-73, a member of the American Legion and Houston based Remembrance Project.

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      Clunky rhymes bogged down this silly story of aspiring farm animals who find fulfillment despite having their grandiose dreams dashed. Cartoony illustrations deftly capture the wacky chaos. Fans of Dr. Seuss's longer books might enjoy tackling this one.

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    Wannabe Farms - Brian McCann

    Cover for Wannabe FarmsBook title, Wannabe Farms, author, Brian McCann, imprint, Penguin Workshop

    PENGUIN WORKSHOP

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    Penguin supports copyright. Copyright fuels creativity, encourages diverse voices, promotes free speech, and creates a vibrant culture. Thank you for buying an authorized edition of this book and for complying with copyright laws by not reproducing, scanning, or distributing any part of it in any form without permission. You are supporting writers and allowing Penguin to continue to publish books for every reader.

    Text copyright © 2020 by Brian McCann. Illustrations copyright © 2020 by Meghan Lands. All rights reserved. Published by Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, New York. PENGUIN and PENGUIN WORKSHOP are trademarks of Penguin Books Ltd, and the W colophon is a registered trademark of Penguin Random House LLC.

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    EBook ISBN 9781524793012

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    FOR MADELEINE, GLEASON, AND RUTH—BM

    FOR MY MOM, LOVE MEGHAN—ML

    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    Title Page

    Copyright

    Dedication

    The Introduction to the Book You Are Reading

    The Day the Cows Built a Car for Themselves

    The Day the Chickens Tried to Build a Flat-Screen TV

    The Day the Pigs Tried to Live like Humans

    The Day the Sheep Wanted to Become Barbers

    The Day the Horses Decided They Could Make the Farm More Successful!

    It’s the Epilogue of the Book!

    Acknowledgments

    THE INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK YOU ARE READING

    (IT’S SUPPOSED TO SET UP THE STORY. I HOPE IT WORKS!)

    Have you ever wondered

    what animals think?

    Do they ever get bored?

    Do they mind that they stink?

    Do they look to the sky?

    Do they stare at the stars?

    Do they know that we’re sending

    spaceships to Mars?

    Do they ever feel jealous?

    Or happy? Or sad?

    Do they ever think fondly

    of a meal they just had?

    The answers to these questions are:

    you must have, yes, no, yes, yes, no,

    yes, yes, yes, and yes.

    Hey! That didn’t rhyme!

    What’s the deal with this book?!

    Is it filled with good stories

    or just gobbledygook?

    Well,

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