What do you think?
Rate this book
Cowlick!
. . . She comes in the middle of the night, when everyone is sleeping. When she sees a smooth little head on a pillow, she can't resist giving it a cow kiss— sluuurrrp! Cowlick! gives young readers an imaginative and playful explanation for the "bedhead" that afflicts us all!
32 pages, Hardcover
First published January 9, 2007
1 person is currently reading
63 people want to read
About the author
Christin Ditchfield
135 books29 followersChristin Ditchfield (www.ChristinDitchfield.com) is the author of "What Women Should Know About Letting It Go" and 65 other books in a wide variety of genres, from educational to inspirational, fiction and nonfiction. She has also written dozens of best-selling gospel tracts, and hundreds of essays, columns, and articles for national and international magazines such as Focus on the Family, Power For Living, Sports Spectrum, and Today's Christian Woman.
For over twenty-five years, Christin has been speaking at conferences, retreats, banquets, and brunches, encouraging women who love Jesus, teaching them to walk with Him on a daily basis, so that they can experience a richer, deeper, more meaningful relationship with Him.
She hosts the internationally syndicated radio program, Take It To Heart! (www.TakeItToHeartRadio.com) and is a frequent guest on other national radio and television programs, including Family Life Today, Midday Connection, Dr. D. James Kennedy's Truths That Transform, and Live the Promise with Susie Larson.
A former preschool and elementary school teacher, Christin is also the author of many educational books and resources for children and their families, including the best-selling "A Family Guide to Narnia: Biblical Truths in C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia."
She holds a bachelors degree in Christian Leadership and a masters degree in Biblical Theology.
Christin blogs at www.ChristinDitchfield.com
For over twenty-five years, Christin has been speaking at conferences, retreats, banquets, and brunches, encouraging women who love Jesus, teaching them to walk with Him on a daily basis, so that they can experience a richer, deeper, more meaningful relationship with Him.
She hosts the internationally syndicated radio program, Take It To Heart! (www.TakeItToHeartRadio.com) and is a frequent guest on other national radio and television programs, including Family Life Today, Midday Connection, Dr. D. James Kennedy's Truths That Transform, and Live the Promise with Susie Larson.
A former preschool and elementary school teacher, Christin is also the author of many educational books and resources for children and their families, including the best-selling "A Family Guide to Narnia: Biblical Truths in C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia."
She holds a bachelors degree in Christian Leadership and a masters degree in Biblical Theology.
Christin blogs at www.ChristinDitchfield.com
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 30 of 76 reviews
March 26, 2021
As a person with a cowlick, I appreciated this book. Sparse on words, but direct in its message.
February 4, 2022
Do you have a cowlick? Read this book and you'll soon know why. Lots of kids with unruly cowlicks could relate to this book, and most everyone really liked it. Votes for this book are: Really liked-235, just okay 9, didn't like 4. I really enjoyed the pictures, the cow was especially appealing, and everyone laughed at who got it in the end (make sure you turn to the very last page).
February 21, 2009
If the text and rhyme scheme were a little tighter this would be an awesome book. It's such a funny idea, a cow coming in the night to bestow that unmanageable straight up from the scalp look. Damn you cow, stop lickin my bangs!
August 6, 2016
LOVED this original and very cute rhyming picture book. (I know, me saying that I like rhymes is unusual. But this one is great!)
Rosalind Beardshaw's illustrations are fantastic and her cow looks downright cuddly. Might use this one for an upcoming storytime!
Rosalind Beardshaw's illustrations are fantastic and her cow looks downright cuddly. Might use this one for an upcoming storytime!
January 13, 2012
Very cute book. I loved this explaination of how cowlicks happen.
AR 1.4
AR 1.4
July 24, 2020
A quick and humorous explanation as to where cowlicks come from...of course they come from a cow who sneaks into your house every night to give you a wet juicy kiss with her tongue that sweeps part of your hair into a swoop that you can't easily get rid of.
I do like the shadow of the cow on the wall that is shown on the end pages.
I do like the shadow of the cow on the wall that is shown on the end pages.
September 7, 2021
"Quickly, as he starts to stir, Before he wakes and catches her, Bending low, bestows a kiss: Sluuuurrpp! Sluuurrpp! Cowlick!" A great bedtime story that explains bedhead. It made my toddler and 2nd grader both laugh.
May 30, 2018
adorable and sweet!
April 3, 2019
Cute, short book about hair that focuses on BOYS for once (girls aren't the only people who have hair issues)!
March 20, 2021
Can you imagine if this was really where cowlicks came from!
June 14, 2022
Clever funny play words kind of story.
March 17, 2017
A potentially nice choice for toddler storytime. The text is short enough, about a sentence per page, and a short one at that. The concerned/confused dog adds a nice (funny) touch. I love things that poke fun at cowlicks, seeing as I have had one my whole life and often joke that a real cow gave it to me.
April 2, 2025
While little boys sleep they are visited by the cow fairy. Everything about this story is cute and amusing. Fun illustrations.
October 6, 2016
Ha ha! A funny story behind what happens to the little boys' hair in the night. I enjoyed the rhyming and the illustrations. And this would be really good with toddlers, only I tend to get the younger end (some of them pre-toddlers!) and wonder how they'll do with the length. It's worth a try though!
5/18/10 & 5/20/10 The length was fine for the toddlers. As long as there were parents to do the actions with them (which we had with the Tue. group and not so much with the Thu. group), it worked well.
5/18/10 & 5/20/10 The preschool group enjoyed this one a lot. It was a good opener and they liked seeing what would happen. Funny how much the "what has happened" pages get reactions--didn't they see it coming? Maybe not. But the kids and adults both enjoyed it.
3/10/11 Both toddler groups liked the pictures with this one. The larger size of a group did not detract from the story. The first group's parents were involved with the children, the second group's not as much. But parents of both seemed to enjoy it, too. I know the toddlers don't quite get the cowlick hair part, but they love the cow part. And it was a good addition for an "On the Farm" theme.
1/29/14: We're going to write off most of the "failures" from today to the little girl who would NOT sit down. Almost every single page span I had to ask her to sit down. For every. single. book. Argh. I think the kids who were behaving liked it. It was hard to tell.
10/5/16 & 10/6/16: Used in toddler Cows theme. The unexpectedly smaller Wed. group really liked it. The Thu. group didn't seem to catch on as much, but they liked the hair at the end, so success either way.
5/18/10 & 5/20/10 The length was fine for the toddlers. As long as there were parents to do the actions with them (which we had with the Tue. group and not so much with the Thu. group), it worked well.
5/18/10 & 5/20/10 The preschool group enjoyed this one a lot. It was a good opener and they liked seeing what would happen. Funny how much the "what has happened" pages get reactions--didn't they see it coming? Maybe not. But the kids and adults both enjoyed it.
3/10/11 Both toddler groups liked the pictures with this one. The larger size of a group did not detract from the story. The first group's parents were involved with the children, the second group's not as much. But parents of both seemed to enjoy it, too. I know the toddlers don't quite get the cowlick hair part, but they love the cow part. And it was a good addition for an "On the Farm" theme.
1/29/14: We're going to write off most of the "failures" from today to the little girl who would NOT sit down. Almost every single page span I had to ask her to sit down. For every. single. book. Argh. I think the kids who were behaving liked it. It was hard to tell.
10/5/16 & 10/6/16: Used in toddler Cows theme. The unexpectedly smaller Wed. group really liked it. The Thu. group didn't seem to catch on as much, but they liked the hair at the end, so success either way.
September 20, 2012
I thought that the cover of this book was cute and the idea/theme of the book is not one that you come across everyday. This book is about how a cow comes into a little boys bedroom at night and licks his hair so he ends up getting a "cowlick!" Not only does this happen to the little boy but it happens to his two brothers too! The ideas and sentences within the book are okay and it has some funny main characters such as a cow but overall I did not love this book. Cowlicks are cute because this is something that some students have and can relate to. I would feel as though this book is suited for younger kids such as preschool to kindergarten. The illustrations are nice and large with bright colors and look as though they were created with some form of paint and a texture type paintbrush! Although this book had a bit of rhyme I would say that the author should have used tighter rhyming words or no rhyming at all. I found as though the lack of rhyming or very little or light occurrence was a bit annoying and distracting as a reader. Overall the book did have a creative explanation of cowlicks for young children and just a cute way for them to understand that having a cowlick isn't that bad at all!
September 21, 2012
At first glance you may be very intrigued by this book. It looks like it is going to be very cute. I did think that the ending was cute, however I thought that parts of it were not as enjoyable. Parts of the book were very rhythmic while others were not and I felt that it was a little bit distracting at times. The book talks about all these animals coming in to a little boy’s bedroom and licking their hair and that is how your hair does the crazy “stick-up hairdo.” While this is a cute idea, I would have loved to see the book go on for a couple more pages. I felt like it ended a little abruptly. On the flip side, I was very pleased with the illustrations and thought that they made this book very cute and colorful. Overall, If I were to read this book again I would probably read it to a group of students who were younger like kindergarteners.
July 8, 2007
Rhyming text and colorful pictures tell the story of a loving, yet sneaky, cow that comes into the bedroom of two young brothers and kisses the tops their heads. Resulting in a funny hairdo-- a cowlick. I think that this book is adorable, I especially like the picture of the family dog on the back page, the cow got him too.
October 25, 2013
This adorable picture book has become a family treasure. I picked this book up when my boys, whom both have cowlicks, were little boys. Now that the oldest is a teen, he still enjoys reading this to his little cousins, who all also have cowlicks. It has become the family joke that the cow has visited them all!
May 4, 2014
This is a great book! Cowlick is a story written in end word rhyming format that tells the story of how a cow will sneak into a child's room at night and lick their hair. It's so simple, yet so funny. Plus, the poetic format would make this an excellent book for struggling readers. The predictable ending to sentences makes this a comforting book for those who struggle to read aloud.
June 26, 2015
This picture book tells the story of how we get cowlicks in our hair. I think that this is such a cute story. It has wonderful pictures. I feel that you can use this to help kids expand their creativity. It causes them to think about how something came to be. It's a nice simple read, not a lot of words per page so it is also really good for beginning readers.
January 5, 2015
Short, funny, sweet, and mildly alarming (to me--the imagery of a giant cow sneaking into my house while I sleep). The girls were not alarmed at all. Because apparently giant cows sneaking into our house does not seem particularly outlandish to them.
August 3, 2008
My 2-year-old nephew loves this book - it explains why your hair gets all messed up in the night. Don't read it to kids who are too literal, though - they might not like the thought of a cow licking them in the night. :) Cute illustrations.
November 25, 2008
For all of my friends with kiddos: This book is fantastic. Quinn laughs so much when we read this. He LOVES it. We checked it out from the library and we are going to have to go and buy one because once we have to take this back he will be very sad.
September 16, 2009
This book was REALLY CUTE... about kids who are asleep and a cow comes into their house and licks their hair... making a cowlick. I love that hair-sticking-up-in-the-front look, like Jimmy Neutron. SO ADORABLE. :) Plus, I loved the illustrations.
July 2, 2010
This would be perfect to use when always hearing the question why? The students were given a cow face paper and different paper to make a cowlick for their cow. Four years after doing the project, students still remember!
September 3, 2016
This had a really cute story to it, but I'm not sure the younger group understood what was happening. I loved the dramatic ending though. I would use this again if I had a large group of boys in attendance.
March 24, 2012
This was an adorable book of how a boy gets his cowlick. It shows how a cow literally comes to his room each night and licks his hair. Not only does this happen to him, it also happens to his two brothers. It includes great illustrations.
January 23, 2016
While I'm not sure the real reason for getting cowlicks, this story is as cute and whimsical an explanation as any. (By cows licking your head while you sleep of course!)
The illustrations are really fun.
The illustrations are really fun.
March 23, 2016
I was covering children's reference when this book came in. It looked so cute so I had to read it. I loved the idea that it's really a cow that comes in to kiss you goodnight and that's why your hair sticks up all funny.
Displaying 1 - 30 of 76 reviews