A Moose That Says Moo

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What could be next? With deadpan text and eye-popping art, this raucous picture book A Moose That Says Moo builds gleefully to a riot of craziness that brings the whole fantasy tumbling down—in a comedic warning against imaginary menageries that kids will find hilarious. A Thief at the National Zoo. Short Stories, Games, Jokes, and More! The Coldest Day in the Zoo. Oddrey and the New Kid. If I Ran the Zoo. The Secret Zoo Complete Collection. Happy Holidays, Bubble Guppies! Curious George Feeds the Animals Read-aloud.

A Moose That Says Moo by Jennifer Hamburg

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A Moose That Says Moo

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In my opinion, far too many rhyming picture books make their way into print. I encounter so many of them that do not roll off the tongue effortlessly in the manner of Sam-I-am or of faithful Horton. Encountering scores and scores of rhyming picture books over the years, including so many that just don't make the grade, has caused me to approach them skeptically, cautiously, with a bit of trepidation. But I also have the great memories of leading a couple of circle times every day during my many years at the childcare center.

And my take-away from those years is that there is nothing better than an absolutely killer rhyming picture book to make for a great read-aloud circle time experience. This morning, I found one of this kind. Feathers would wake up a sound-asleep goat. The goat would get mad and throw handfuls of dough, interrupting a tap-dancing singing pig show. The pigs, quite surprised at this turn of events, would scamper and squeal and knock over a fence.

The fence would crash into an all-duck jazz band. And this is where things would get way out of hand. The snakes would all yelp. The cheetah would pick up the phone and say, 'Help! Rabbits would ribbet and hiccup and burp! The turtle would trip and land in a pie, while trying to calm a hysterical fly. The expression on the cheetah on the phone. The action sequence of the turtle becoming airborne and heading for the pie. One after the other, the ink-and-watercolor spreads here are really notable, exciting, and memorable. This one made my morning.

May 22, Tasha rated it really liked it Shelves: Sitting near the laundry drying on the line, a little girl is reading books about animals. She starts to think about having a zoo of her very own and what sorts of animals it would have. At night, the animals have a big pillow fight that turns into one silly brawl with awakened goats, tap-dancing pigs that startle easily, tr Sitting near the laundry drying on the line, a little girl is reading books about animals. At night, the animals have a big pillow fight that turns into one silly brawl with awakened goats, tap-dancing pigs that startle easily, tripping turtles, and even groundhogs that protest.

It will take one smart young girl to get everything put back together again even in this imaginary zoo. Written in a rollicking rhyme, this book really celebrates the ridiculous and the silly. Hamburg manages to create zoo animals with wild qualities that make the book a surprise on each page.

The result is a book that dances on the edge of losing control, but the firm hand Hamburg takes with the rhyme and rhythm keeps it within control and makes for a book that begs to be shared aloud. Truesdell does an amazing job of managing to take all of the wild chaotic silliness of the book and turn it into illustrations that help it all make sense. At the same time, she too revels in the silliness on the page and adds to it with small touches like a reading shark accidentally eating a book, the offer of many tissues to a sneezing tiger, and goggled bears in cars.

Pure silliness, this book could merrily be wedged into many storytime themes. Use it as a finisher since even antsy children will sit still for this wild ride.

Appropriate for ages Oct 01, Jan rated it it was amazing. The opening double page artwork on the title page of this picture book helps introduce this entertaining rhyming story. In it, a girl is reading in a summer back yard, surrounded by evidence of her recent play: From here on, the menagerie is the product of her inventive mind -- sharks who read books, an ox who can cook, tigers in trees who make mac and cheese, and more.

Sue Truesdell's lively watercolor, pen, and ink illustrations dance across the pages in sketchbook style, to give a sense of increasingly frenetic action. To use this book in a school, preschool, or home learning situation, you could first read just the rhyming text, concealing the book cover to temporarily conceal the illustrations, and ask the children to draw pictures to go with the poem. Finally, an older class could actually write out their own zoo ideas. Feb 19, Kevin Doyle rated it liked it Recommends it for: Anytime I come across a library book that's written in rhyme, I cringe when there are rough spots and I stand up and applaud when there are none.

Thankfully, this book has no truly bad rhyming missteps and overall it's really written quite well. The sentences flow together nicely and there are some slight change ups to the rhythm here and there which make the story fun to read aloud. Our kids enjoyed the Anytime I come across a library book that's written in rhyme, I cringe when there are rough spots and I stand up and applaud when there are none. Our kids enjoyed the busy, detailed illustrations that cleverly match what's happening in the text. And most of the crazy, chaotic art images will give you a nice laugh at the same time.

Particularly when a grumpy goat starts chucking dough balls at some dancing pigs or when the goose inevitably spills the juice! I liked this one for it's creative imagery and well-written, well-crafted rhyming text. A fine book for boys or girls and fun for parents to read aloud as well! Nov 18, Amanda Castle rated it really liked it Shelves: This is a cute little book that has rhyming throughout.

It goes through the day when a little child decides to make their own zoo. Except at this zoo all of the animals do very strange things. The Moose says moo, the Hens take baths in bird baths with bubbles, etc. This book will keep the kids engaged with its silly animals and funny rhymes. Since this book has so much humor and silliness, I would use this book as a fun activity. I would read the book to my class and have them all act out the different animals.

I will read it at a pace that is slow enough so the students have enough time to get some wiggles and giggles out. I really think students of any age would enjoy this activity! Sep 08, Aeicha added it.

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A mooing moose, book reading sharks, tap dancing pig, car driving bears, oh my! And little readers will love looking at the busy, eye-popping pages and will delight in all they find. A Moose That Says Moo will surely entertain all the little ones in your life and will encourage their own imaginative musings. Apr 22, Rachel rated it really liked it Shelves: I rather enjoyed this very silly book, probably more than my son did. Then the animals start causing mayhem and things start getting out of control, and she must step in t I rather enjoyed this very silly book, probably more than my son did.

Then the animals start causing mayhem and things start getting out of control, and she must step in to save everyone. Recommended for ages , 4 stars.

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Dec 09, Barbara rated it liked it Shelves: This story told in rhyming text allows an imaginative girl to envision a zoo in which a moose might make the sounds of a cow and sharks are voracious readers. Although her ideas are imaginative, she quickly sees that things might become rather messy and promises never to consider that idea again.

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Still, the possibilities that lie around her seem unlimited. Readers may smile as they read this quirky book with its animals behaving in decidedly unusual ways. The illustrations show the problems that This story told in rhyming text allows an imaginative girl to envision a zoo in which a moose might make the sounds of a cow and sharks are voracious readers. The illustrations show the problems that arise when animals behave in uncharacteristic ways.

Oct 05, Amber Wilson rated it liked it Shelves: A Moose That Says Moo. She imagines that all the animals would do crazy things that are unlike what they typically would do. The illustrations in this book are fun and detailed. They seem to be hand drawn and then painted in. This would be a good book to use to help teach younger students rhym Hamburg, Jennifer.

This would be a good book to use to help teach younger students rhyming in the classroom. Each line in the book ends with different rhyming words. Dec 30, Laura rated it liked it Shelves: A child imagines her own crazy zoo beginning with a "moose that said moo" and "sharks that would read book after book. I especially love the cheetah that picks up the phone to say help! The child knows that "everything needed to change" and she fixes "all the other things silly and strange. I like that the child probably a girl?

Feb 10, Clare Rossetter rated it liked it.

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