How to Speak Moo! by Deborah Fajerman
May 6, 2007 by Kerri Aldrich
Filed under Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Books (0 to 5 yrs), Children's Books (6 to 10 yrs)
I love fun books that encourage a little silliness when they’re being read, and this is one of those fun books!
We try to hit storytime at the library each week. The kids love the songs and dances and the animated ways that the children’s librarian reads the stories to them. Every once in a while, we’ll “play” storytime at home. The kids think it’s hilarious to pretend that we’re sitting in the library while really just singing, dancing and reading in the living room. I don’t, however, play the ukelele like the librarian does. I might have to work on that feature.
Anyway, How to Speak Moo! by Deborah Fajerman was one of the books we chose for our pretend time this week, and the kids got a kick out of it. There was so much mooing going on that you’d think you were at a dairy farm! All of the different nuances of the moo language presented had all of us giggling, laughing, bouncing, snoring, and–of course–mooing. And that was one of my favorite aspects of the book, it was as fun to the 1 year old (who just learned that cows say “moo”, and emphasizes the behavior by making horns when he does it), as it was to the 3 and 6 year olds. This may become a new favorite at our house!
What are the favorite books in your house for getting everyone giggling and being silly together?
