Moo Moo, Brown Cow

by Jakki Wood, Rog Bonner (Illustrator)

In this playful picture book, young readers follow a curious kitten into a barnyard, where they are introduced to a host of baby animals and their mothers. As they move from cows to pigs to dogs to geese, children learn about colors and numbers.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Childrens, Counting, Number, Fiction, Storytime

24 pages, Board Book

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[Caroline Dixon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sooo many colors

[Claire · Rating 5 out of 5]

Genre: Baby/Board Book
Awards: N/A
Audience: Ages 1-3

A. This book fits into its specific category of baby/board book because it is made of a hard board structure that can be held and gripped by a baby. The writing style also follows a pattern and has minor thought behind it for young kids.
B. The author/illustrator uses a great sense of color to connect the animals in the story to what they depict in real-life. This allows for a sense of clarity for understanding animals and helps with growth for these young readers.
C. I would use this book for either a one-on-one story time or for a read aloud with a mommy and baby group setting.I would also over emphasis the sounds the animals make to help the young readers make that connection.

[Annie Lott · Rating 3 out of 5]

Genre: Picture Book - Baby/board book
Awards: None.
Audience: Ages 1 to 3.

A) This book is made from boards so that it can be held by a baby. The writing also follows a pattern and has little thought behind it.
B) The author uses color to connect it with the animals in the story. Each color is associated with the animal that it would normally be associated with in real-life. This allows for clarity and growth in understanding for such young readers.
C) I would use this book for one-on-one story time or for whole group-read aloud with young babies. I would make the sounds of each animal so that they could make that association.
D) What color was the fish? Rainbow.

[Liz · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is definitely for younger children. It is very simple and contains now plot or real story. It does include several different types of animals and includes counting. You can draw out the counting to help very small children practice counting to 10. It does contain the subtle message of having friends even when you don't have family.

It is a fun read and can be used in a story time.

[Orion Novinbury · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is wonderful for doing a shared reading and perfect to talk about rhyme, repetition, and the idea of family. All the animals have a certain number of young, even if that number is large or small, and they share the love they have for their young with the love they have for their friends. Overall a great book for shared reading and discussion about farm life/family life.

[Ashley Zuniga · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book's illustrations are good the only thing that I don't like is that on one page its hard to see what I'm looking at. The book is great for using when talking about colors and well when counting. The book has a catchy phrase that keeps being said on every page, which is great for kids to stay engaged in the book.

[Albana Bregu · Rating 5 out of 5]

It offers rhyming text that it is easy for children to read; it has onomatopoeia that engages children with the book and adds comprehension. Images support the reading it can be linked with maths (counting and recognising numbers); children can talk about the animals because they are familiar to them.

[Quinn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is very cute, I love the illustrations. I like that it does colors and numbers. My two qualms with it are a couple of the colors don’t make sense (the white duck doesn’t even look white in the picture, it looks yellow) and the number of children each animal has doesn’t make sense. WHY DOES THE DOG HAVE 9 PUPPIES?! Possible? Yes. Likely? No.

[Divya Gangadin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was so entertaining, and it was so simple. This book is a great combination of animals and colors. I feel like this book is so developmentally appropriate, and is one I will have in my classroom.

[Sam Weigert]

Book everyone reads, my parents have read this book. This is like baa, baa black sheep have you an wool, but instead it is baa, baa black sheep have you any lambs? Yes kitty, yes kitty, three woolly lambs.

[Audrey Eldridge]

This book offers a subtle way of counting. We see kitty explore the farm and meet three sheep and four ducklings. It's a great book for kids learning to read and count. The images are interesting and full of color! You also get to meet various animals around the farm. Great book for young kids.

[Madison · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is about a cat asking all the farm animals if they have babies. There are great illustrations that go along with this story. The cat does not have any babies but tells the other animals that she has lots of friends.

[Eddie Burgess]

A young kitten goes into a barn and finds a bunch of baby animals and their mothers. This book can teach young students about animals. As they move from animal to animal they can learn a lot about colors and numbers of the animals and how many there are.

[Mr. Peace · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mommy read me this book from the library.

[Michelle Farella · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great counting and animal sound book!

[Caitlyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

The pictures have so much detail and the texture of the fur or skin I so real. It’s also a quick read and are able to learn about different animals.

[Kelly · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book was fun, but for a counting book some of the illustrations were a little vague.

[Julie sims and books · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet!

[Paola Nunez · Rating 4 out of 5]

It has a perfect repetition of words, and the illustrations are amazing. This book is definitely for younger children.

[Scott Cahalan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is for very small children. It really has no plot.

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A kitten meets lots of new friends in an increasing number as she travels through the barn. Preschool and up

[Kathryn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful illustrations

[Addie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really cute book. I liked the illustrations. My 2 year old wasn't really into it

[Brianna Shrout · Rating 4 out of 5]

Most of the rhymes are super easy to follow though some of the colors don’t match and might be confusing.

[Kara K · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute book that tea ça es counting and animal sounds.

[Sam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Straightforward counting and color book for littles.

[Christine Calabrese · Rating 3 out of 5]

The text is excellent for my preschooler s BUT the water color illustrations are too muted for this book. We can barely see the animals to count. What was the publisher thinking? It makes me think that these publishers are out of touch with the classroom.

[Makenzie Soeken · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like this book because it introduces barnyard animals, and also helps readers work on counting. This story of a kitten adventuring out and asking the other animals if they have any babies is very sweet, and would be a perfect book to read before nap time to kindergarteners.

[Caroline Fields · Rating 5 out of 5]

Genre: Picture Book- Baby/board or interactive book
Awards:
Audience: 0-5 years
A) This book is made of a durable board material, and is suitable for small children to use without damaging the book. The thick pages are great for kids who haven't developed the fine motor skills needed to turn regular pages. The content and cadence of the writing in this book are great for keeping a kid's attention throughout the story.

B) This book does a fantastic job of coordinating the use of color in the illustrations, with the use of color in the story line itself. This contributes to the story by making the animals seem realistic. Each animal has a color attached to it, so this book also teaches colors along with animals.

C) This book would be great for reading to a group of children that are learning the basic concepts of colors and numbers. The way each illustration includes the colors and numbers used in the dialogue is conducive to easy visual learning. I would read this book in a whole group setting before introducing the lesson.

D) Does the black sheep have any lambs? Answer: yes, two

[Brian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well when this book first arrived on Jeremy's shelf, I didn't expect much out of it. But it quickly has become one of our favorites in nightly rotation. It tells the story of a little cat that is working her way thru the farmyard and asking all the animals if they have any little babies she could see. The book teaches as it counts up from one to ten thru the book, has each animal sound, and has a color associated with every page. It also has beautiful watercolor illustrations and Jeremy LOVES to point out where the cat is on every page in with the other animals.

(spoiler alert)

There is a bit of a surprise ending when ALL the animals get together and ask the cat if she has any kittens, which she doesn't... BUT she has ALL these new friends and it is such a nice change from the typical Hollywood ending.