William Taylor:
As a former school teacher, William Taylor understood well where projects can lead, although Agnes the Sheep is, perhaps, a slight exaggeration. It was in a newspaper article about an enormous butting sheep that he first came across the prototype of Agnes.
‘William Taylor’s stories exhibit his sympathetic understanding, his compassion, his warm-heartedness and his joy in their exhilaration and faith in life.’ — Tom Fitzgibbon, Beneath Southern Skies.
Agnes the Sheep
About this title:
Joe and Belinda made a promise to old Mrs. Carpenter. They promised to take care of Agnes – no matter what. But Agnes isn't your ordinary, everyday sheep. She's Agnes - the attack sheep. So when Agnes wants her bread and milk, she gets it. And when Agnes feels like chasing a neighbour around the yard and butting him over the fence, no one can stop her.
Originally published in 1990 by Scholastic Inc.
Reviews:
“It's hard to find a good middle-grade novel about sheep . . . But Agnes is different." — Booklist, starred review
". . . uproarious . . .[a] laugh-out-loud read-aloud . . ." — Bulletin of the Centre for Children's Books, starred review
". . . an appealing read that calls to mind the lighter moments of his compatriot Margaret Mahy . . ." — Publishers Weekly
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EPUB
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- Kobo devices
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