A Birthday for Cow!
A Birthday for Cow!

A Birthday for Cow!

Written and illustrated by Jan Thomas
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4 - 7
Reading age
48
Page count
3
Words per page
AD310L
Lexile measure
Jun 19, 2018
Publication date

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Pig and Mouse are hard at work baking the best birthday cake EVER for Cow. But it would be a lot easier if Duck wasn’t hanging around, yammering on about turnips or some nonsense. (Sheesh!) With all this silliness going on, how will they manage to throw Cow a spectacular birthday party? Well, as it turns out, crazy Duck just might have had the right idea all along! Featuring wacky humor, rowdy repetitions, irreverent dialogue, and a hilarious twist at the end, this book is now available in an accessible reader-size format and is sure to have young readers laughing out loud!

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    Author & Illustrator
    Jan Thomas

    Jan Thomas’ picture-book career started when she was sitting on the couch with her son, trying to interest him in a picture book. He wasn’t interested. Jan got out a sketchpad and wrote and illustrated a simple story. It seemed to do the trick. A few years later, a friend asked Jan to come along with her to a Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators conference. Jan brought the story, WHAT WILL FAT CAT SIT ON?, and a couple of weeks later, she had a contract! Jan’s books have received a lot of recognition, including numerous state children’s choice awards, Junior Library Guild Premier Selections, Bakers’ Dozen lists, Bank Street Best Book of the Year, and New York Public Library—100 Books for Reading and Sharing selections. Her books have also been recognized as a Kirkus Best Book of the Year, Nick Jr. Best Book of the Year, an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio selection, and have also been made into audio books, and animated and broadcast on the PBS program Between the Lions. When Jan’s not working on children’s books, she’s hanging out with her husband, sons, and rambunctious dogs. When she’s not doing that, she’s running and painting in the magnificent mountains of New Mexico.

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Book Details

ISBN
9780544850026
Publication Date
June 19, 2018
Publisher
Clarion Books
Original Publication Date
January 1, 2008
Page Count
48
Words Per Page
3
Audience
Picture
Reading Age
4 - 7 years
Lexile® Level
AD310L
Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
~J
ATOS® Book Level
0.8
Accelerated Reader® Points
0.5
Accelerated Reader Quiz
120543
Accelerated Reader Interest Level
LG

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