Cock-a-Doodle-Doo! Barnyard Hullabaloo

by Giles Andreae, David Wojtowycz (Illustrator)

Children will love to explore the bright and noisy barnyard in this wonderful collection of poems from the award-winning author and illustrator team of Giles Andreae and David Wojtowycz.

Genres: Animals, Picture Books, Poetry, Childrens, Kids, Storytime, Fiction

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Giles Andreae is the author of several children's books, including the best-selling Giraffes Can't Dance, illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees. He is the creator of Purple Ronnie, one of the most successfully licensed cartoon characters in his native England.

Giles lives with his wife and three children in Notting Hill, England.

Reviews

[Naomi Saucke · Rating 5 out of 5]

I recommend you have someone read this to you with a different inflection for each animal. It can be quite engaging!

[Christina Maksymczuk]

This book introduces animals on a barn with rhyming words throughout the story.

[4th Grade · Rating 5 out of 5]

cook a doodle doo was funny, and cute, and creative. in a farm a rooster wanted to make a cake, but it was hard to make because he had never made a cake, soo he used team work to make the dream work. he was a passionate rooster because he brought his friends to cook with him. The ending was ironic because the cookbook said the joy of cooking alone. but they were cooking to gether. the writing had imagination because the animals were talking. Read this book if you like animals and cake.

[Brooke · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a long poem about different farm animals. The sounds they make and different things about them are included. It is a physically large book, making it easy to share the pictures during storytime. Since it is so long, it works better for pre-school storytime (or cutting out some animals for toddler storytime).

[Colleen McCormack · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is different from others about a farm because it's just one big poem! This is a great way to help students explore different types of writing and stories. It also helps students get to know about different animals on a farm in a fun way. A cute book about the farm life!

[Lara Bate · Rating 3 out of 5]

We read the book "Cock-a-doodle-doo!" by Sophie Masson and Kathy Creamer. It was about a rooster crowing but then one day couldn't and a fox nearly ate the ducks! In the end the rooster could crow and all the animals woke up and the fox ran away.

[Lee Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

The kids loved the simple rhymes and bright artwork. There are also a few words that make for some good new vocabulary. 4/5 stars.

[Raquel Turner · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like this story because the animals talk about what they do and how they do it. They’re really funny. The pictures on the pages are large and colorful. Great book to read to a class.

[Becca · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short poems about typical farm animals, and some not so typical; I would have liked more substance, but it is fine for the younger children.

[Paula Greenfield · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun book to read.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Long-ish but rhyme and rhythm were good. Weird cliffhanger at the end, though.

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

pre-school, good info and rhymes but got bored half way through

[Nicole]

If you're really into limericks, this is the kids farm book for you.

[Kelsey · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a cute enough book about farm animals. I didn’t expect the book to be set up in a poem style.

[The Unschoolers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not as good as Rumble in the Jungle but the kids still request with regularity and enjoy every time we read it. Lots of good language modeling opportunities and an excellent rhythm to everything.

[Stephanie]

The genre for this book is poetry. The whole book is full of rhyming for young readers to learn. I really enjoyed the different uses of humor and multiple perspectives in the book. It showed how interesting the life of a barn cat, a horse, or a goat could be used in a humorous way.

[Jasmine George · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book from the first page to the last page. This book is filled with lots of information about farm animals and even include the sounds the animals make. It is an educational book for the children.

Learning Experience:
I would separate the children onto two different teams. One team would make the animal sounds and another would be the actual animal. The team that are the animals would have to find their matching sound on the other team. The children will learn the sounds that the animals make.

[Cassie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ages 3-7. This book could appeal both to toddlers and preschoolers. There are a lot of words on each page, and a lot of pages, so toddlers might not make it through the whole book in one sitting. But they could still appreciate portions of it at a time. The sounds of the animals are written in bold lettering which can help children see the sounds they are hearing, and the rhyming words can help with phonological awareness. Some of the words chosen are more advanced, and can help build a child's vocabulary.

[Jenna]

This is a rhyming story about barnyard animals, it describes each animal in detail while rhyming. it teaches kids abotu each animal, like true facts and how they behave while also expanding their vocabularies by using long descriptive words, good for practicing/teaching rythm reading or writing, may even be goo for a reading theater.

[Anna Johnson]

large illstrations that encourage young children to explore the animals, answer near and distant questions. The book is also great for listening skills featuring descriptive poems describing the animals, at the end of each poem the teacher can pause for the children's response and then reveal the page. The poems also share a focus on rhyming words.

[Tonia Holloway]

This is a great book that works on sounds and oral language. I would use this book with my younger kids and I would use a felt board to velcro the animals the board as we were talking about them. I would also make a point to put the name of the animal in both english and spanish, regardless if the child could read, to help them relate sounds, pictures and words together.

[Monica · Rating 5 out of 5]

1. "Cock-a-Doodle-Doo! Barnyward Hullabaloo" by Giles Andrae
2. Awards- none
3. Genre-poetry
4. Setting- The Barnyard
5. This book incorporates animals, barnyard setting, and their sounds while also incorporating the poetry aspect as well. It get children more familiar with all of those concepts which is why this would be a valuable book to have the classroom.

[Yejide · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book helps children know their animals because it talks about the sounds they make, as well as describes what they look like and what they do. I would incorporate this book during my farm animals week.

[Oana Cerchezan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a cute rhyming book to use in a kindergarten classroom. It is a great book to use when the topic of the week is farm animals, so that this way they can get practice on rhyming words and can be learning about the animals at the same time!

[Samantha · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lovely collection of poems for young children that focuses on different farm animals. Each poem is short so the whole book could be read in one sitting or poems could be shared individually. The illustrations are adorable.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Barnyard Hullabaloo takes readers on a journey in poetry through the farm and barnyard. The animals that live on a farm are introduced in clever poems. I think that kindergarten and first graders would enjoy this book the most.

[Katie (Katrina) Means · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple poems about a day in the barnyard. Simple, colorful illustrations make this a great book for younger kids who like animals. Could be used to teach more than just poetry, like for learning to read.

[Erika · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was not only very educational and could definitely be introduced when doing a animal science lesson. It describes the various barn animals, and what they do, as well as the sounds they make. The illustrations were very bright, and colorful.

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has even got my 18 month old saying "hullabaloo" and when it comes to the cow page and the question is posed "Do you moo when you chew your food?" my baby girl answers "nope".

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

fun read