Sunshine Shanks

The Perfect Barn Sunshine Shanks

Have you ever wondered about the purpose or function of different types of barns? The Perfect Barn is a captivating children's picture book about an owl that searches for a barn that would meet her needs. Barn Owl takes flight to find the perfect barn. On her journey, she discovers various types of barns and the animals that live there: chickens, pigs, dairy cows, and sheep. Will Barn Owl find the perfect barn? At the last farm, Barn Owl makes a great discovery. Sunshine Shanks' charming narrative, along with Alesia Tibbetts', cheerful, warm illustrations, tells the story about the modern-day uses of barns. Even though this book is fictional, nonfiction text is woven in. Barn Owl takes young readers on a journey that explores various types of barns and the animals that live there. Readers learn the many uses of barns: raising chickens and pigs, milking dairy cows, caring for sheep, and storing hay for beef cows. Through this book, young minds are exposed to agriculture literacy. Youth learn that barns have advanced with technology to meet the needs of the animals being raised in them. Plus, readers learn these barns are an environment suitable for these farm animals because it keeps them safe and healthy.