The Sheep Go on Strike by Jean-François Dumont

The Sheep Go on Strike Reviews

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  Lucia

  Oddly enough, while I'm trying to read this book, a patron is telling me all the wonderful things of Trump and Sessions and how Sessions is just tired. I look at the page and see this line, "This is not going to end well. This is not going to end well at all."
  
  Perhaps for that alone, I love this book. It seems like Karma is speaking to me.
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  Sydney Rames

  I really enjoyed this book. It was illustrated beautifully and and shows aspects of real life in a way a younger child could understand. I like the inclusion of these real world events because it shows children how they have a voice and can stand up for what they believe in.
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  Barbara

  In the same style with which he told The Chickens Build a Wall and The Geese March in Step, this French author once again tackles social justice through a farm setting. Fed up with being sheared of all their wool and subsequently becoming cold, the sheep mount a rebellion and refuse to do as they're told. Trouble ensues, and all the farm animals, including the dogs and the chickens get involved. Finally, the animals figure out a solution to the problem, and while the sheep still get sheared, they also get some of their wool back. I liked how Zita, the goose from the author's earlier title, makes an appearance here and how obvious the compromise turns out to be.
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  Cat Fithian

  Too adult of a theme for preschoolers. Would work as an interesting problem-solving discussion book for school aged kids, perhaps. Not bad for conflict management.
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  Nancy

  was disappointed; I thought this was one of the "Sheep in a Jeep" series.
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  Cheryl

  Complex but hilarious satire for older children and adults. I'm not too sure but that it's scary, too, in how true-to-life it is. And I'm not too sure about the ending. But yeah, details do require a reread, and tots aren't likely to get it....
  
  (Pahrump)
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  Peacegal

  In the tradition of CLICK, CLACK, MOO comes a book about farm animals who organize for better "wages" and a better life.
  
  With corporations rapidly quashing unions, the younger generation may be totally unaware of the concept. This book can bring up a lot of good conversations, including farm animal welfare, what we owe the animals we use, fairness, protests and boycotts, workers' rights, and bargaining for a compromise that helps both workers and the company.
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  Angela Randall

  This is what French-Australian kids read when they've grown out of
  Where Is the Green Sheep?. Maybe.
  
  
  
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  Becky Shaknovich

  I like children's books about labor activism, so this may have gotten an extra star just for the premise. This is not a book for very young children - definitely not for story time. It's nice for older kids to read on their own or with an adult. It could be a good tool for for introducing topics in politics or history in a fun way. Overall, The Sheep Go On Strike is amusing.
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  Stephanie Fujii

  Cute ending but...
  
  It was a bit too "real", at least last "real" as striking sheep can be.... I like more whimsical, less realistic children's stories. This had a LOT of words per page, and a lot of unnecessary detail. It's a kid's story. I don't need all of that.
  
  It read a bit too much like a pre-Animal Farm. No thanks :D
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  Lynn

  I enjoyed "The Geese March in Step" better, and not sure how this would go over in today's uproar over police brutality. I think this book is cute, but would hesitate to read it to a class of students.
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  Edward Sullivan

  Another humorous take on a social justice issue from Dumont, this time on notions of fairness in labor.
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  Meow Meow Mia

  Original edition was in French.
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  Julia Frederick

  It was very wordy, and the pages looked cluttered between the illustrations and the typeface.
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  ꧁ ꕥ Stacy ꕥ ꧂

  Too wordy for storytime. Cute idea, lovely illustrations, but the story itself did not deliver as well as I thought it would.
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  Deanna

  Cute story, illustrations are fun.
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  Janet

  abcd
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  B

  Too much text! And such a terrible font. But I love sheep and explaining labor organizing to children, so I'll go for it.
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  Jean

  I howled with laughter reading this book! it's becoming quite apparent that I LOVE picture books written and illustrated by artists from other countries.
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  Trish

  This book was okay. It felt like it took a long time to get to the point. It is for older little kids.
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  Jennifer

  The arc was a bit weird. All kinds of frenzy, then they simply act like "sheep".
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  Cindy Kleback

  Too wordy and too adult of a theme for kids. Labor politics in a children's book. No thanks.
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  Jennifer

  It is cute. Kids will enjoy reading what would happen if the sheep actually do go on strike.
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  Elizabeth Bloem

  Best for older kids I would say...but my seven year old enjoyed it and it helped reinforce the activism concepts we are presently talking about this month.