Fooling Ewe

by Mike Demers, Todd Finklestone (illustrator)

A beautifully illustrated picture book about Ewe, a precocious young sheep who's bored grazing all alone. Now Ewe wants to play and play tricks, on Chicken, Cow, and even Farmer. A sheep that doesn't follow, Ewe is mischievous but good-natured, thinks about now, not later, and wants to play, not work. No fooling, Ewe is you and the ("ewe" vs "you") wordplay in FOOLING EWE provides a sense of interaction between young readers and the characters. So follow along and see what it's like to be Ewe, to "Be different. Be Ewe."

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

Hardcover

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

Writer. Father. Beatnik understudy. BIG fan of wonder, why, I'd like to buy the world a Coke.

Reviews

[Stacy Juba · Rating 5 out of 5]

In the book, Ewe gets tired of grazing in the meadow like the other sheep and ventures out to meet the other animals on the farm. She has some harmless fun as she interacts with her new friends. As a result of her teasing, welcoming personality, the horse, chicken, pig, and other animals all wind up playing together rather than being isolated in their own sections of the farm. I enjoyed the childlike innocence of this book and how Ewe breaks out of the monotony of doing what is expected of her. The story also encourages diversity - having friends from different backgrounds and breaking out of a clique. I suspect that many young children will be learning what an ewe is for the first time and will get a kick out of the ewe vs. you wordplay. The vibrant illustrations were a nice complement to the text, which offers the kind of repetitious phrases and patterns that children enjoy as they can guess what might happen next. But the end comes as a surprise, as even Ewe gets the wool pulled over her eyes. All in all, this richly illustrated picture book is a captivating read that encourages positive values, diversity, and the importance of maintaining a sense of playfulness even when one has a job to do...I'll be on the lookout for more Ewe books!

[Christel · Rating 5 out of 5]

At the end, the joke's on Ewe! What a sweet book. Lots of great color in the illustrations to attract little ones' eyes with plenty of white space so they can focus. The review written by Stacy Juba is dead on. Parents can use this book as a gentle teaching tool. In addition to what Stacy stated, other talking points could be about worktime vs playtime and when it's OK to play jokes as well as what kinds of jokes are OK. I can't wait to share this with a little one! I received the book for free through Goodreads First Reads. It made opening the mail today special.

[Odine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute and funny story of a ewe tricking other animals by imitating them. Going to hand this one to my grandson :) Thanks!

Got this book from a Goodreads Giveaway :)

[ANA · Rating 5 out of 5]

best book ever!!!

[Tiffany Heater · Rating 5 out of 5]

From the back cover: Fooling Ewe n. A female sheep who wants to play, mischievous but good natured; different.

I think most children can relate. This was a really cute picture book. A great read for young bookworms! I enjoyed the moral of the story, that is, its ok to be different, and its ok to have friends that are different from you. Well-written verse acommpanied by colorful imagery, this would make a great bed time story!

I received a copy of this book through a First Reads giveaway.

[Cassi Booth · Rating 4 out of 5]

*I received a copy of this book through Good Reads First Reads*

This book was very very cute. Its going to be a hit with my son!

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

My students loved the illustrations and were actively engaged while reading it!

[David Shnitzer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book! My daughter loves it!

[Sarah Ashburn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great book! The pictures are very beautiful. This is a great educational book and entertaining. This is a great way of explaining ewe vs. you. Great read!

[Shaun Bamforth · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought this book for my nephew and he loved it!