Manny's Cows: The Niagara Falls Tale

by Suzy Becker

At first, everything goes smooooothly . But . . . Flossie gets bus-sick. Goldie goes AWOL. Bathroom breaks are a nightmare. And the whole herd storms the gift store like bulls -- er, cows in a china shop! Niagara Falls will never be quite the same. If Manny doesn't find a way to get these cows back on the farm, the vacation may turn into an udder disaster!

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Animals, Storytime

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

An author, artist, educator, and entrepreneur, Suzy Becker began her career as an award-winning advertising copywriter, and then founded the Widget Factory, a greeting card company. She entered the world of books with what would become the internationally bestselling All I Need to Know I Learned from My Cat, now in the Double-Platinum Collector's Edition All I Need to Know I Learned from My Cat And Then Some. Suzy has since written and illustrated My Dog's the World's Best Dog, I Had Brain Surgery What's Your Excuse, Manny's Cows Books Are for Reading, Kids Make It Better A Write-in Draw-in Journal, One Good Egg and Kate the Great Except When She's Not. Her books, greeting cards and work in print and TV advertising have earned her numerous design and writing awards.

Yankee Magazine named Suzy Becker one of four 2010-11 "Angels Among Us" for her community service initiatives, including the Ride For AIDS Resources (Ride FAR), the country's first HIV/AIDS bike-a-thon, which has raised over $1,000,000 for HIV/AIDS service organizations. Suzy has also received the Anti-Defamation League's "A World of Difference" Award for her "I Don't Put Up with Put Downs" anti-bullying/prejudice awareness education project.

In 1992, Suzy was named New England Women Business Owners' youngest ever Woman of the Year. She was a 1993-1994 White House Fellow, a 1999-2000 Bunting Fellow, and she is a perennial finalist in the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes. Suzy was also the founding arts teacher at the Parker Charter School in Ayer, MA.

She lives with her family, a dog and a formerly feral cat in central Massachusetts.

Reviews

[Kalynda · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book made me realize that I didn't have a "funny" bookshelf or tag...interesting. This would fall under that category. :)

[Fawn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thus was funny and I could see using it to give kids a writing prompt to work their imagination and farm studies along with linking geography into the lesson as well.

[Suzanne Lorraine Kunz Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love how the people (and cows) in this book use their brain to think about options how how they can reach their goals.

[Matthew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Funny and filled with cow and waterfall facts in the margins. Nicely done.

[Alice · Rating 4 out of 5]

ROTFL!!! I have a friend whose husband is a Dairy Farmer. She says that they don't go on vacation because there are ALWAYS cows to milk and feed. So now, John B, you can go on vacation as long as you take 500 cows with you. Niagara falls, the Moon, Disneyland...all within your reach with a bus and some patient cows.

This was a funny book, the flavor and humor was hilarious. Also the interesting cow facts were cool too. FUN FUN FUN!!

[The Brothers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Manny can never take a vacation because he has 500 cows he has to milk every day. To solve this problem, he decides to take the cows with him to see Niagara Falls. Hijinks ensue which end in the cows almost destroying the gift shop. The figure out how to help Manny pay for their mischief by selling butter. Though initially reluctant, the cows really enjoyed the vacation (Manny - not so much) and want to go to on more in the future.

Nice illustrations.

[Sherry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Funny story about a boy who takes his cows on vacation - it will entertain 4-6 year olds.

[Deb · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read it with a 3rd grader, we both enjoyed the silliness. I want to visit Niagra falls now.

[Robin Raines-Bond · Rating 5 out of 5]

HOLY COW! This was a hilarious tail, I mean tale about Manny and his herd of 500 cows going on vacation. Must read and giggle.