Dooby Dooby Moo (Classic Board Books) [Board book]

PreS-Gr. 3. When Duck reads about an upcoming talent show at the county fair ("1st prize: A TRAMPOLINE"), he organises the animals on Farmer Brown's farm into nightly rehearsals. On Saturday evening, suspecting that the animals are up to something and reluctant to leave them alone for long, the farmer loads them all into the back of his pickup. They sneak off to the contest and wow the judges with stellar performances such as Duck's "QUACK, QUACK, QUACK, QUUAAAAAACKK" ("Born to Be Wild"). The clever, deadpan story is fun, but the droll illustrations, strong strokes of black lines washed with watercolours, ratchet the comedy up a notch or two. Like the other books in the series that began with the Caldecott Honour Book Click, Clack Moo: Cows That Type (2000), this amusing picture book makes a terrific read-aloud choice. Parents and teachers will find it well suited to sing-along storytimes. Carolyn Phelan
Copyright é American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Publisher: Little Simon

Published: USA, 1 December 2010

Format: Hardcover, 40 pages

Age Range: 5-9

Other Information: colour illustrations

Dimensions: 18.8 x 16.8 x 2.6 centimeters (0.19 kg)

Writer: Doreen Cronin, Betsy Lewin

About the Author

Doreen Cronin is the author of many bestselling and New York Times bestselling picture books, including Click, Clack, Quack to School!; Click, Clack, Surprise!; Click, Clack, Ho, Ho, Ho; Click, Clack, Peep; Click, Clack, Boo!; Dooby Dooby Moo; Thump, Quack, Moo: A Whacky Adventure; Bounce; Wiggle; Duck for President; Giggle, Giggle, Quack; Bloom; and the Caldecott Honor Book Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type as well as The Chicken Squad series and Cyclone. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit her at DoreenCronin.com.

Betsy Lewin is the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type and its sequels, including Click, Clack, Quack to School!; Click, Clack, Ho, Ho, Ho; Click, Clack, Peep; Click, Clack, Boo!; Giggle, Giggle, Quack; Duck for President; Dooby Dooby Moo; and Thump, Quack, Moo; in addition to a number of other picture books, including So, What's It Like to Be a Cat? and Where Is Tippy Toes? She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Reviews

PreS-Gr 3-After organizing a strike, taking charge of the farm, and running for president, what else can Duck possibly do? What about start a singing career as an American Idol, barnyard style? When a notice about the county talent show is posted to the local paper, persistent Duck is determined to enter and win the grand prize trampoline. Rounding up his animal friends, Duck coaches the cows, the lambs, and the pigs. On the day of the show, the troupe becomes disheartened as group after group, herd after herd fails to earn points from the judges. All hope seems to be lost until Duck picks up the microphone and quacks out Steppenwolf's tune. "Born to Be Wild," for the dramatic win. Doreen Cronin's picture book (Atheneum, 2006) is brought to life with Betsy Lewin's humorous animated watercolor illustrations and narration by Randy Travis and others. Jon Carroll as Duck sings "Born to Be Wild" like a rock star. Youngsters will love the barnyard merriment and fans of the series will be tickled once again.-Ann Crewdson, KCLS-Issaquah Library, WA Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.

What do you get when a bunch of farm animals decide to enter a talent contest to win... a trampoline? Sounds like the latest joke at the watercooler, but it's just Cronin and Lewin (of Click, Clack, Moo fame) at it again, with an off-the-wall tale poised to deliver giggles galore. Here they reprise their bovine beauties crooning ? la Sinatra. But they are not the only contestants of the barnyard persuasion: the pigs practice an interpretive dance and Duck belts out his rendition of "Born to Be Wild" in performances sure to amuse young and adult readers alike. While children will enjoy the pure silliness of singing animals alone, older readers will appreciate Cronin's tongue-in-cheek asides, such as the footnote about the trampoline being "slightly used," along with a legal disclaimer. Lewin's expansive brush strokes pay further tribute to this tall tale of animals that sing and dance behind closed barn doors. By story's end, the animals have returned to their regular routines, except for the extra "boing" in their song-whose source comes clear in Lewin's closing image of the animals enjoying the well-earned prize. Fans will hope for many more farmyard adventures from this dynamic duo. Ages 3-7. (Aug.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.