The illustrations are also set out in quite an interesting way. While some pages consist of two smaller illustrations of farm life above and below the two or three lines of text, some illustrations cover two full pages, often with a bar superimposed over this spread offering the same scene from a different perspective.

      These illustrations follow the story line quite faithfully and provide animation to the words. They also serve to enhance the tension during the climactic scene where a thunderstorm is rolling in just as Bibi and the bull enter into their confrontation.

      The text is amusing with a good amount of repetition and would be well suited for being read aloud to an individual or a group of children small enough that they all could get a view of the illustrations. The plot, although simple, is well developed and surprising, and a touch of humour is used at the end.

      There is absolutely no fault at all to be found with this book. The illustrations alone make it a treasure, and the story is both endearing and enduring. Farm children and city children alike would appreciate the rural setting and abundance of animals, and parents and teachers too would greatly enjoy reading this short, beautiful book.

Highly Recommended.