Lambslide

Lambslide Ann Patchett illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser by

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To Robin Preiss Glasser.

Thank you for inviting me to the party —A.P. For Kate Jackson and Susan Katz, with gratitude for all the years of loving support —R.P.G.

Lambslide Text copyright © 2019 by A nn Patchett Illust rations copyright © 2019 by Robin Preiss Glasser All rights reserved. Manufactured in China.

No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever wi thout wri tten permission except in the case of brief quotat ions embodied in cri tical articles and reviews. For informat ion address HarperCollins Children’s Books, a division of HarperCollins Publishers, 195 Broadway, New York, NY 10007. www.harpercollinschildrens.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publicat ion Data Names: Patchett, A nn, author. | Preiss Glasser, Robin, illust rator.

Ti t le: Lambslide / by A nn Patchett; illust rated by Robin Preiss Glasser.

Description: First edi tion. | New York, NY: Harper, an imprint of

HarperCollins Publishers, [2019] | Summary: A flock of lambs mishears the word “landslide” as “lambslide” and begins

a campaign to have one buil t for them on the farm.

Identifiers: LCCN 2018034254 | ISBN 9780062883384 (hardback) Subjects: | CYAC: Sheep—Fict ion. | Animals—Infancy—Fict ion. | Domest ic animals—

Fiction. | Farm life—Fiction. | Humorous stories. | BIS AC: JUVENILE FICTION /

Animals / Farm Animals. | JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous S tories. |

JUVENILE FICTION / Imagination & Play.

Classification: LCC PZ7.1.P3765 Lam 2019 | DDC [E]—dc23 LC record available

at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018034254 The artist used ink and watercolor to create the illust rations for this book.

Typography by Jeanne L. Hogle 19 20 21 22 23 SCP 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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On the farm there was a f lock of lambs

who believed the sun came up in the morning because they were ready to get up and play and set at night because they were sleepy and ready for bed.

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They thought the grass grew to please them . . .

and the rain fell to annoy them . . .

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and the only reason butterflies fluttered by was so lambs could chase them.

Everything was about the lambs, as far as the lambs were concerned.

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