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scostner's review against another edition
4.0
You have to love any story that starts off with some serious research. Martha wants to get a pet, so she consults books on all sorts of animals. After careful consideration, she chooses a moose and buys one through mail order. They have so much fun after her moose arrives, that Martha orders more and more and more. The wide range of activities Martha and her moose enjoy is mind-boggling. They swim, they go to the movies, they get manicures, they have a luau, and on and on. But there really can be too much of a good thing. What will Martha do when things reach that point?
The rhyming text of the story is fun and the action is imaginative. The illustrations capture all the whimsy and humor. The first time we see a moose in the story it is being wheeled on a dolly by a mailman. The moose is wrapped in brown paper and has a "Fragile" sticker on its nose. But the visual fun doesn't stop there. Seeing the moose in nail polish or tropical print shirts, baking cupcakes and stacking them into a giant pyramid, or dancing around a tiki statue will have readers laughing out loud.
This will be a new favorite for children and parents who enjoy rhyming stories, especially since it has the recurring sentences, "The mailman delivered her new moose midday. She signed with an M and they all marched away." Even children who are too young to read on their own will recognize that every time they see Martha holding the clipboard, it is time to chime in with those words. It could also be used as part of a unit on pets with elementary students, placed with humorous animal stories such as If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, or read aloud to open a discussion on irregular nouns. Why don't we say "mooses" or even "meese"? It will be a sure hit however it is shared.
I read an e-book provided by the publisher through NetGalley.
The rhyming text of the story is fun and the action is imaginative. The illustrations capture all the whimsy and humor. The first time we see a moose in the story it is being wheeled on a dolly by a mailman. The moose is wrapped in brown paper and has a "Fragile" sticker on its nose. But the visual fun doesn't stop there. Seeing the moose in nail polish or tropical print shirts, baking cupcakes and stacking them into a giant pyramid, or dancing around a tiki statue will have readers laughing out loud.
This will be a new favorite for children and parents who enjoy rhyming stories, especially since it has the recurring sentences, "The mailman delivered her new moose midday. She signed with an M and they all marched away." Even children who are too young to read on their own will recognize that every time they see Martha holding the clipboard, it is time to chime in with those words. It could also be used as part of a unit on pets with elementary students, placed with humorous animal stories such as If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, or read aloud to open a discussion on irregular nouns. Why don't we say "mooses" or even "meese"? It will be a sure hit however it is shared.
I read an e-book provided by the publisher through NetGalley.
wordnerd153's review against another edition
4.0
Perfect rhyme scheme for reading out loud and great examples of alliteration.
maidmarianlib's review
3.0
Quite silly and fun, solid rhyme with only a few awkward read aloud places, and wished it had an explanation for why the run amok, but lots of fun.
hollyslittlebookreviews's review against another edition
4.0
This is a marvelously sweet book about a little girl who decides the perfect pet for her is a moose. After ordering one moose and seeing what fun he is, she orders another... and another... until suddenly it appears to be a moose-stake to have so many moose around!
My son really enjoys this story and the illustrations are awesome (including hidden postage throughout the pages!). He loves the alliteration of the letter "M" and the repetition throughout (so he can recite the pages along with mom!). We also are able to work on concepts such as counting and rhymes. And, the book isn't so long that younger kids can't enjoy it too! A great read for pre-k through early elementary!
My son really enjoys this story and the illustrations are awesome (including hidden postage throughout the pages!). He loves the alliteration of the letter "M" and the repetition throughout (so he can recite the pages along with mom!). We also are able to work on concepts such as counting and rhymes. And, the book isn't so long that younger kids can't enjoy it too! A great read for pre-k through early elementary!
olivias's review against another edition
1.0
Kind of a cute story, like the illustrations of moose and all the alliteration and rhyming, but the message of this story is kind of bad. Martha orders more and more moose, until she has too many. When they start causing trouble, she just packs up and returns most of her pets. Not a great message about responsibility or pet ownership. Would not use.
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