The Farmer: The Wordless Picture Book

A BOUNTIFUL FEAST for the EYES & HEART Over 100 Pages of full color illustrations. Originally The Farmer was intended to be a wordless picture book but at the end of the creation process Mark Ludy lovingly added text. It was his first work and launched his career as an Author/Illustrator at the age of 25. The story is about a farmer who lovingly cares for his animals and little plot of earth but disaster after disaster take that which is most precious to the man. Interwoven throughout the story is the relationship between he and his neighbors - neighbors who do him nothing but wrong. But in the end, there is one last disaster, but this time who's in trouble? But the neighbors. And who's there to help them? ...but the farmer. The end is beautiful and rich. For we see a man who lost everything but when bounty returns he holds it out for others who are in need. The lessons of Perseverance, Hope, Forgiveness and Faith are all embodied in the life of the Farmer. The story was inspired by a young 3rd grade boy named Jared, who Mark's sister taught years ago. Every day he'd come to school in his overalls and during reading time would pull out his seed catalog... checking off the plants he wanted for home. He was going to be a Farmer and that was all there was to it. She recalls him coming to school and during recess transplanting flowers from home there at the school. But it was when she shared about a picture Jared had drawn that the story was revealed to Mark. The picture depicted a fierce storm raging through a little farm. The farmer was there, latched onto a tree with his legs flailing in the air, plants were being uprooted and animals were tumbling on by. Under the picture he had scrawled, "One raindrop turned into a million".

Author: Mark Ludy
Publisher: Scribble & Sons
Published: 12/01/2013
Pages: 104
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.27d
ISBN: 9780615933443

About the Author
Mark Ludy has enjoyed creating more books since this, his first work "The Farmer". His second was "The Grump", then came the "Dream Books", then came "The Flower Man" (his First Wordless Picture Book Published) and many more. He also has fun just creating Art, speaking in schools and really, REALLY, enjoys life as a DAD! He and his wife have 3 kids and life always is full. New things he is always working on and you can follow his work at MarkLudy.com.


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