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Hilarious. Officially on my list of go-to funny picture books to gift
I think the If you give a [xxx] a [xxx] books are sometimes overdone, but this version is a breath of silliness which overcomes the trope.
From parking lots to sidewalks pigeons (coos) are everywhere and in great number. Their ubiquity is a fact of life that most overlook, except children. Every child I have ever met is fascinated by them. All three of my nephews were determined that they would one day have a pigeon for a pet…if only they could catch it.
The protagonist of Jonathan Stutzman’s Don’t Feed the Coos is able to experience the (short-lived) joy of having not only one but multiple pigeons as pets. After feeding the coos at the park, the pigeons follow the protagonist home! The coos are lot of work and messier than anticipated. The protagonist tries different strategies to get the pigeons to leave, though the coos don’t take the hint to leave when their messiness gets out of wing. When the protagonist takes the coos on a walk, she finds a way to return them to their own home.
Overall an amusing read with lovely art. Some of my favorite artwork from this book were the lovely endpapers featuring the coos, and the image of the coos on a walk at the park.
Friends and Relations of this book: For another cause and effect book try If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff and Stop Feedin’ Da Boids by James Sage is for readers looking for another take on keeping pigeons as pets.
https://aspiringlibrarian93.blogspot.com/2020/05/dont-feed-coos.html
The protagonist of Jonathan Stutzman’s Don’t Feed the Coos is able to experience the (short-lived) joy of having not only one but multiple pigeons as pets. After feeding the coos at the park, the pigeons follow the protagonist home! The coos are lot of work and messier than anticipated. The protagonist tries different strategies to get the pigeons to leave, though the coos don’t take the hint to leave when their messiness gets out of wing. When the protagonist takes the coos on a walk, she finds a way to return them to their own home.
Overall an amusing read with lovely art. Some of my favorite artwork from this book were the lovely endpapers featuring the coos, and the image of the coos on a walk at the park.
Friends and Relations of this book: For another cause and effect book try If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff and Stop Feedin’ Da Boids by James Sage is for readers looking for another take on keeping pigeons as pets.
https://aspiringlibrarian93.blogspot.com/2020/05/dont-feed-coos.html
OMG, SO FUNNY! Kids will love this hilarious perfect for read a loud book. Coos and poos and coo drama!
This is witty and adorable and wise and a read aloud that works at both a one on one level and class size. One of the readings included adults with intellectual and physical disabilities, including some visual impairment thus making clarity and colour of pictures important - the book absolutely worked and produced gales of giggles from a couple of attendees which was my highlight :D
The team behind Llama Destroys the World return with a book that’s for the birds. The book cleverly begins with the tone of Give a Mouse a Cookie but quickly turns it into a cautionary tale about feeding “coos” or pigeons. If you do feed one coo, more will come. You may try to escape, but they will follow you all the way home. No matter what you do, they will still stay with you. And because you have fed the coos, they will make coo poos. Everywhere. You will try everything to get rid of them and nothing will work. So you will accept your fate and make them part of the family. Until one day, you return with them to the park…
There is something so just right about the style of Stutzman’s writing. His tongue-in-cheek is clear but he also clearly cares about writing a superb picture book for children at the same time. That balance is not an easy one to create and sustain. Here, he pays homage to a favorite picture book style, yet also plays with it enough to break it just enough to make it fresh and interesting again.
Fox’s illustrations are bold and graphic. They use white space strategically, playing up the humor of an existence filled with pigeons and how that will change everything. The coos are adorable, until the pooing starts.
A clever and funny delight. Appropriate for ages 3-5.
There is something so just right about the style of Stutzman’s writing. His tongue-in-cheek is clear but he also clearly cares about writing a superb picture book for children at the same time. That balance is not an easy one to create and sustain. Here, he pays homage to a favorite picture book style, yet also plays with it enough to break it just enough to make it fresh and interesting again.
Fox’s illustrations are bold and graphic. They use white space strategically, playing up the humor of an existence filled with pigeons and how that will change everything. The coos are adorable, until the pooing starts.
A clever and funny delight. Appropriate for ages 3-5.