When I Visit the Farm depicts a series of private connections between a small girl and the animals living on a farm: ducklings march along behind her, chicks cuddle in her lap, a cow “stretches her neck out to say hello.” Crystal Beshara’s text is simple, allowing her illustrations – gracefully executed in fresh pastels – to take centre stage. The unnamed protagonist is only ever partially depicted (as a pair of hands reaching out to stroke a muzzle, as bare feet stretched out in a grassy field), inviting young readers to complete the pictures with stories of their own imagination. This is a world devoid of adults, bathed in summer sunshine. (Ages 3 – 5) mRb