[.ca] Cows in the Kitchen (ISBN 0763606456)

Your child will absolutely love it!:
I bought this at a book fair earlier this year for my 3-year olds birthday and it has been consistently in his top 3 favorites. Sung to "Shoo Fly Shoo" it at first seems repetitive (cows in the kitchen, pigs in the pantry, etc.) but things change halfway through making it a fun read for both parent/teacher and child! The big bright pictures are engaging for even the youngest readers and the older ones will have fun searching for the white mouse who hides on each page. Have lots of fun with this book!

Shoo, Cow Don't Bother Me.:
This story (which can be sung to "Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me") tells about the mess and havoc a bunch of farm animals cause while lazy Tom Farmer is asleep on the hay in the barn. He eventually awakens to chase them away, but those barnyard critters are a lot smarter than Tom thinks. The book is written in a repetitive style using onomatopoeia (oink, oink oink; shoo, shoo, shoo; shhh, shhh, shhh) and contains some very fun and cartoony watercolor and pencil illustrations. It's also a lot of fun to look for the little white mouse that is hiding on each page. Preschoolers really enjoy this book and it is fun to read as well.

My kids love this book:
This book is a family favorite and is fun for everyone, adult reader included. My kids (ages 6, 4, and 1) all crowd around to sing the silly song and look for the mouse on every page. The illustrations are colorful and lively and the "plot" (involving the snoozing farmer and the farm animals who keep sneaking into the house) is funny and appealing to mischievous kids. Definitely a winner!

My Kids Love This Book!!!!:
I bought this book when my 5 year old daughter was 2 and it was a hit instantly. We read it over and over and over and over and over again. Now my 10 month old loves it too. I started reading it to her while she was eating in her high chair and now I am finding myself reading it to her 2-3 times a day! She loves it! She gets all excited trying to make the animal sounds. I highly recommend this book. I have always read it outright but now that I heard you can sing it with the shoo fly tune I'll have to try that.

Fantastic book, loved by preschoolers, toddlers, and ME!:
I am former preschool teacher and borrowed this book from the library-just grabbed it off the shelf. My class loved this book and I would read it almost SIX times a day until it had to be returned. When the class was completely chaotic, this book would bring order to the room. Even after we returned the book, we would still recite the words. I read this book to my two-year old at home too and he also loved it, although he was not as enthralled as the older chilldren. I find myself singing the book while riding in the car to my children! I will definitely be buying it for my children and all other children that I have to buy gifts for!