Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type

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Summary: A new classic is born
Review: Click Clack Moo, Click Clack moo, Clickety Clack moo

If you or your child(ren) enjoyed the antics of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom this is the book for you. A great use of sounds along w/common animals and a hillarious story. No only will you laugh out loud but your child will learn from the repition and read to you or with you. This is a great book and the illustrations are wonderful, too.

Read. Laugh. Enjoy.

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Summary: A funny, witty story that children and adults will love!
Review: I came across this book at a book fair-bought without reading unit I got it home! I laughed out loud and could hardly wait to share it with my 5 year old daughter. I love the story, the characters, the illustrations-the cows are truly hilarious. Pick this book up right away and share it with that special child(ren)in your life! It will be sure to make you laugh!

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Summary: "Animal Farm" Meets "Babe" Meets "Wallace & Gromit"
Review: This book is hilarious!! As a writer, I picked up _Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type_ quite by accident (it was featured in the NYPL's Library Store) and was thoroughly entertained for a good 5 minutes. It's a book you'd want to read again and again, whether to a youngster or to yourself. It's got all the elements of a good story: repetition, suspense, humor (I loved how the duck was a neutral party), and a surprise ending. Those cows have got real personality--though I have to say the farmer was drawn a little too unsympathetically. All in all this is a great book for anyone who needs a laugh. What kid wouldn't bug her parents for a typewriter of her own after reading _Cows That Type_? A great book that encourages writing, creativity, the art of persuasion, and the power of the individual voice (or in this case, the collective voice!).

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Summary: Funny & charming
Review: This is one of those books that I came across and ended up sitting on the floor of the bookstore to read. My son was 3 weeks old at the time, but I knew that it would be something he'll enjoy someday. It's funny and charming. You end up rooting for the cows (well, I did anyway!).

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Summary: Hilarious children's book
Review: I just found this book when I was looking for a Book-of-the Month selection that our Jacksonville Agricultural Fair could sponsor next Fall and I think this is it! Although the content is not about a Fair, but about this farmer's cows who type, it still sets the stage for a school-wide focus on this book. I am sure imaginative teachers will find more ways than we can imagine to relate this to going to the Fair. Our goal is to help the schools meet America's Choice standards, but to also expose an urban student population to animals and other activities at the fair. The story line reads outloud in a wonderful way. I read it to my husband and we both laughed. Another reviewer said that if adults can laugh this much, children will surely love this book. PS: Two elementary principals also were choosing this book at the same time I was, and I trust their judgement about this being a great book--across the ages of all elementary.

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Summary: Delightful book!
Review: Grabbed this book at the library, not expecting much. My 2 year old son instantly loved the pictures. As I read it to my 6 year old daughter, we laughed out loud at the funny pictures, and she immediately asked if I would read it again. The second time through, we took turns reading the "Moo" chorus repeated every couple of pages. She, again immediately, read it again, this time to my husband.

A wonderful story, a fun and funny book, completely enjoyable for all members of our family!

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Summary: Cows with demands
Review: I absolutely loved this book in the book store and snatched it up for my three year old. My husband read it and wondered if the author was inspired by the cartoonist Gary Larson (The Far Side) who often depicted cows performing humanlike tasks.

These cows have smarts. They get a hold of an old typewriter and instead of just typing gibberish, they decide to use it as a tool to get something they want.

I love the surprise ending - you'll have to read the book to find out. Quack!

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Summary: A lovely and hilarious book I've ever read
Review: I borrowed this book from the library and couldn't wait to read it to my 3.5 year-old. He quickly picked up the lines from the letter that the cows wrote to the farmer and changed the words into "Dear mummy and daddy, I want some presents. Sincerely, Christopher". And we are amused by the 'neutral' duck who ends up learnt to type and ask for a diving board for themselves. Good sense of humor and I have no hesistation to recommend this book to my friends.

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Summary: Cows that Counter the Stereotypes in this Award Winner
Review: Click, Clack, Moo recently won the Caldecott award, and is very deserving of that honor. I enthusiastically endorse it for your children aged from 2 through 6. This book will be considered a classic children's tale within five years.

Many great children's books start from the point of view of role reversals. You take objects or animals and make them be like humans. But no one could have developed a funnier idea along those lines than having typing cows who lead a general strike on a farm.

"Farmer Brown has a problem. His cows like to type."

"All day long he hears. Click, clack, moo. Click, clack, moo. Clickety clack, moo."

"At first, he couldn't believe his ears."

But it gets worse. One day he receives a typewritten note that says:

"Dear Farmer Brown,

The barn is very cold at night. We'd like some electric blankets.

Sincerely,

The Cows"

Farmer Brown makes the mistake of treating the cows like cows. He tells them, "No way." They type up a note and put it on the barn door. "Sorry. We're closed. No milk today."

The next day, another note appeared.

"Dear Farmer Brown,

The hens are cold too. They'd like electric blankets.

Sincerely,

The Cows"

The negotiations continue toward a hilarious conclusion.

Each of these letters to Farmer Brown cannot help but inspire gales of uncontrollable laughter among your tykesters. The ending may actually cause laughter-induced pain because it is so hilarious.

The illustrations are particularly appealing. Ms. Lewin has drawn them to be large in features, vivid, bold, and colorful. They make the story more intense by capturing both a sense of movement and the personality of the characters. This is one of the best illustrated stories I have ever seen for preschoolers. That is important, because the illustrations carry a heavy burden as you first read this story to your child. No one has ever seen a typing cow, so the illustrations help fill in the gaps. Naturally, you will see opportunities to handle side issues like "how would a cow type, if a cow could type?"

Interestingly, Ms. Cronin is an attorney who also collects antique typewriters. Anyone who has ever been part of a labor negotiation will quickly recognize the universal truths around which she has structured this delightful story. I suspect that she has been part of one or two.

After you and your child become familiar with the story, I suggest that you think together about what is the right thing to do with regard to animals who do not send you typewritten letters. It is never too early for children to learn about each person's responsibility to live in harmony with our fellow creatures and to properly care for them.

May you always be clear about what you are looking for! Who knows? You may even get it.

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Summary: A very very funny book!!
Review: This book about the barnyard animals who want electric blankets before they will give the farmer milk is absolutely halarious! I read it to a room of pre-schoolers and their parents and I almost couldn't finish reading it because the kids and parents were laughing so hard. Destined to be asked for again and again. A must read! And reread!