My west coast brother and my excellent sister-in-law raise sheep and goats on their hillside farm out west. I think it's because of their lifestyle that he suggested I read two books about sheep.
A recent movie "The Sheep Detectives" is based on these two books. I will, I think, try to see the movie sometime after I finish the books.
The books "Three Bags Full" and "Big Bad Wool" were written by a German author Leoni Swann and translated into English by Amy Bojang. The first one takes place in Ireland. I have always enjoyed reading 'cozy mysteries' and you can't get much cozier than cuddling up with fluffly fictional sheep. Real life sheep can tend to be smelly and sometimes nasty, but we're talking fiction here.
Having sheep dectectives try to solve a murder (with a few people here and there along the way) is a fun twist on traditional murder mysteries. They have unusual skills, like a keen sense of smell, to help them in their detecting. All of the sheep have names of course. My favorite is Miss Maple, a wise old sheep who figures things out. Shades of Miss Marple?
If you're looking for a uniquely entertaining read, I recomment these books.
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