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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
There's just too much going on here. I think it might be a nice fit for fans of Emergen-C but I am not one of those fans. There's a lot of text. It's a complicated premise. And the text is kind of clunky. This hits some of the same humor notes as Z is for Moose but not as effectively--and even with that one I usually have to work really hard to "sell" it in a storytime.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
A SUPER funny wordplay book! Cow is the main character and keeps stealing letters to fix moose. Every time a letter is stolen the word changes along with the thing near the word. I caught myself laughing out loud a lot during reading this book. This would be a fun lower elementary read aloud but best on a one-on-one setting to SEE the words changing.
Adorable book about spelling. It would be fun to have the kids predict what cow will spell next.
This reminded me of one of my favorite kid shows, Word World, and I loved it so much! I wanted more of a wrap-up at the end, but it was a cute ending.
I LOVE THIS BOOK!! It rhymes, it’s comical, plus, it was written by Peter Hermann, who is stars in one of my favorite tv shows, Younger 📚💕
This picture book takes wordplay and makes it the focus of the story. When Cow’s friend Moose loses her S and E, cow decides to get some glue. But in order to do that, she has to make some and spell the word “GLUE”. Cow asks to take Goat’s G, and exchange it for a B that she steals from Bear. So Goat becomes Boat and Bear becomes Ear. As Cow continues to take letters, things get stranger and stranger. A chair becomes hair, a lake becomes cake, a house becomes a hose, and so on. Finally Cow has the letters she needs to make glue and bring back her friend, but there’s still some mess to clean up too.
This rambunctious story takes a wild look at words, letter sounds and spelling. Hermann’s fast and zany pace creates a picture book that flies right by. Throughout, different characters add to the chaos, including the Bull who refuses to share his U and the very confused Boat who used to be a Goat. The illustrations by Cordell add to the fun with their loose lines and dashing action scenes. They also make it nicely clear what letters are forming each creature’s name, so that children will be able to play along as the words shift. A fast and funny look at words. Appropriate for ages 4-6.
This rambunctious story takes a wild look at words, letter sounds and spelling. Hermann’s fast and zany pace creates a picture book that flies right by. Throughout, different characters add to the chaos, including the Bull who refuses to share his U and the very confused Boat who used to be a Goat. The illustrations by Cordell add to the fun with their loose lines and dashing action scenes. They also make it nicely clear what letters are forming each creature’s name, so that children will be able to play along as the words shift. A fast and funny look at words. Appropriate for ages 4-6.