The Cow Buzzed

by Andrea Zimmerman, David Clemesha, Paul Meisel (Illustrator)

When a bee's sneeze triggers a mixed-up chain of events in the barnyard, the farmer is puzzled to find his cow buzzing like a bee and all the animals sneezing, coughing, and speaking in the wrong voices.

Genres: Picture Books, Storytime, Childrens, Animals

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha are married and have created several children’s books together, including Digger Man, Fire Engine Man and Trashy Town, an ALA Notable Book. Zimmerman was born in Ohio and grew up in New York, Utah and California. When she was young, she loved exploring nature, reading comic books, and riding her horse. She studied fine arts for children in college, then later went back to school at UCLA and became a dentist. Clemesha grew up in England and moved to the United States when he was 16. He always loved playing tennis, drawing and reading. He studied English in college and became an elementary school teacher. Zimmerman and Clemesha live in San Diego, California, with their three sons.

http://us.macmillan.com/author/andrea...

Reviews

[寿理 宮本 · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a cute, if silly, book about a bee giving a strange sort of cold to a cow, who passes it onto a pig, who passes it onto a duck, etc. until all the animals are suddenly making the wrong sounds. The farmer then gives food to the animals based on the sounds they make, so he gives the cow honey.



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WHY would he give a (cow that he thinks is a) bee honey? Honey COMES from bees!

The rest of the book is good and cute. I just have that one complaint (because it's weird!).

[Emma · Rating 3 out of 5]

My favorite part of this book was the repeated line "He caught the cough and the sniffle and the sneeze, ah-choo." Though there are other rhymes in the book, none of them have the same catchy rhythm. I wish that the illustrations had made it clearer which animal was going to get sick next, but I would use it again, since it was a fun fiction book for a storytime about germs.

[BiblioBeruthiel · Rating 2 out of 5]

That's one dumb farmer.

[Diana Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

LOVE!!

[Audrey Sauble · Rating 4.5 out of 5]

A great read for both the silly story and the rhythm.

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious! Fun story with charming illustrations. Fast-paced story with catchy wordplay for reading aloud and participation from story groups. I used to read this all the time to visiting groups when I was a Children's Librarian. Kids love this story. Shame that it's out-of-print.

themes: animals, cold, farm, sneeze

[The Brothers · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bee flies into the barnyard and sneezes, giving the cow not only his cough, but his buzzing sound as well. The cow sneezes on another barnyard animal, passing on the cough and the cow's moo. And so it goes for many, many pages. A tad tedious, but nice if you want to indulge in barnyard noises.

Okay illustrations - nothing special.

[Kristina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Children of all ages will enjoy reading and acting out this silly tale. Author Andrea Zimmerman also adds in a few cautionary lines of advice about proper sneeze and cough etiquette that fit seamlessly into the story.

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was looking for some good interactive / funny books to do with SK for storytime, and Ms. Kirsch recommended this one as one of her favorite books of all time to read aloud... so I interlibrary loaned it, read it, and fell in love. SK also loved it.

[Ardis · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best story time books ever.

[Melanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

The bee is sick and his cold spreads all around the farm! Great story for teaching kids about covering their sneeze!

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[DelGal · Rating 4 out of 5]

A simple, but funny story with a great lesson for young children about what happens when you don't cover your face when you're sick and sneeze on someone.

[Elaine Conway · Rating 4 out of 5]

Too long for our groups, not held at QACL. Great transfer of noise book for older toddlers.