The Cow Said BOO!

By Lana Button, Alice Carter (Illustrator)

A cow's cold turns her 'moo' into 'boo,' causing ghostly chaos on the farm.

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26 pages

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Bookroo's summary

When a cow's cold transforms her 'moo' into a 'boo,' her barnyard friends mistake her for a ghost. Chaos ensues until a real threat arrives, and the cow's spooky misunderstanding becomes her strength. Will she save the day and win back her friends? This playful, rhyming tale promises giggles and surprises, perfect for story time.

From the publisher

Parents Magazine Parents(R) Approved! A stuffed-upcow, a rogue bedsheet, and a chant-able silly refrain. A quintessentialread-aloud for a lively story time, now available in board book format.Poor cow woke up with such a bad cold that every “moo” comesout as “boo!” When she stumbles into a sheet hanging from the clothesline, herbarnyard friends mistake her for a spooky ghost and run away. But the cow isable to bravely turn this misunderstanding to her advantage when a truly scaryintruder arrives at the farm…In The Cow Said BOO!, author Lana Buttondelivers a silly read-aloud for a not-so-spooky Halloween, or any time of year.Written in playful rhyme that will shine at an interactive story time, the textincludes a repeated refrain that will have listeners chiming in with many anexuberant, “The cow said, BOO!” Watercolor illustrations by Alice Carter catchboth the eye and the heart with their humor and energy. Closing scenes of theanimal friends nursing the cow back to health bring a tender lull to theriotous story time–until a final twist dissolves the peace in giggles onceagain.Don’t miss the closing spread with illustrated hand- (andpaw!) washing instructions for chasing away colds. “Button’s rhyming text hits at just the right pace, encouraging participation from little readers. Kids will love being in on thejoke that the cow isn’t really a ghost…An infectious seasonal read-aloud.”–KirkusReviews

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