Buttercup the cow had a new baby calf, a fine baby calf, a strong baby calf. Not strong like his mother, but strong for a calf, for this baby calf was so new.” Modelling clay-based illustrations give this book a three-dimensional look, as the baby calf grows up with lots of love and mother’s milk. It’s a sweet story, with realistic observations of country life, from the barnyard full of animals to the pink-cheeked farmer who tends them.