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Minnie and Moo
Minnie and Moo Go Dancing
In this hilarious tale of our two bovine friends, Minnie and Moo are enjoying a sunset and when they hear the sound of dance music coming fro mthe farmer's home and decide they should attend.
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First published January 1, 1998
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August 2, 2018
Neo re-read this one, having discovered the joys of ‘read-along’ audiobooks!
Minnie and Moo lament the fact that they have no thumbs. They need to find a fun and energetic activity that does not require this bovine-lacking appendage. When the Farmer's house is rocking with music and dancing, Minnie and Moo disguise themselves and head to the house. All is going well until the finger food includes hamburger. Rushing off, their characters also disappear with two love interests scratching their heads. Neo laughed at the costumes, thinking it silly that anyone would eat their own kind. Remind me not to read The Silence of the Lambs with him soon ;)
Minnie and Moo lament the fact that they have no thumbs. They need to find a fun and energetic activity that does not require this bovine-lacking appendage. When the Farmer's house is rocking with music and dancing, Minnie and Moo disguise themselves and head to the house. All is going well until the finger food includes hamburger. Rushing off, their characters also disappear with two love interests scratching their heads. Neo laughed at the costumes, thinking it silly that anyone would eat their own kind. Remind me not to read The Silence of the Lambs with him soon ;)
August 12, 2011
Okay. I think pretty much all of my friends on here know me and know that I'm not a prude. I'm fairly open-minded. Easy to get along with. I like most things, even if it takes me awhile to get used to it.
Yet I'm left wondering if this book is the author's idea of a joke. I skimmed the reviews and I didn't see anyone else mention the things I noticed in this story. (With the exception of one reviewer mentioning the hamburger in passing.)
Sooooo, here goes.
The first thing I'll say is that the story itself, bypassing the parts I'll detail in a minute, is fine. Nothing to write home about but not awful either. The illustrations are the same. We listened to this on audio because I'm trying to introduce more audio books to both of us, and the narrator was good. She read well, did the voices well, I don't know much about narrators since audio books are pretty new to me still but I'd listen to her again.
On to the "exciting" parts now... stick with me here.
So, on page 12 we find an illustration of Minne and Moo standing up. (The first so far in the book where they're vertical.) Now, Moo is standing sideways and the reader - or looker as it is - can't see anything. But Minnie, dear, dear Minnie, is standing where we can see her front. Now, I'm no cow expert, let that be known, but I was unaware that a cow's udders looked like a penis and balls. The very word 'udders' is plural. Not singular. How many udders does a cow have? One? With a little ball sac underneath? And is this positioned right between the back legs, as if on a man? Because, ahem, that's how it's shown here.
Not a big deal you say? I agree. I just think it's strange, at least slightly distasteful and if nothing else it gives a child/children the wrong impression about cows and udders.
Now this part got to me more because it's more than slightly distasteful. Maybe I'm getting more sensitive in my old age.
Minnie and Moo go to a people party (as opposed to a cow party) and are hanging out, having fun, meeting men, all that good stuff when someone offers them some hamburger. It should be noted that Minnie and Moo had, earlier in the book, had gone to look for their friends Bea and Madge Holstein, without finding them. Can anyone guess where this is going? No? Allow me.
One of the party goers offer some hamburger to Minnie and Moo. Minnie was staring at the hamburgers, unable to speak while Moo dug right in. Minnie, taking a few tried to get it out, finally tells Moo what she's eating. As in, "Hamburgers are beef...... We are beef. Moo... you're eating someone!"
They then start to talk about who they're eating. They both assume they're eating their friends, Bea and Madge. They run out of the party, Moo carrying the plate of Bea and Madge, and commence to burying them properly.
The end of the book finds Bea and Madge meeting Minnie and Moo outside after a mix-up about them being ghosts.
I don't know about anyone else but this shocked me. I mean, this is a young child's book and me writing about what happened in the book really takes away from the shock of it. I wasn't expecting it and, just to be equal here, I will say that Julia didn't seem too shocked. She was a little surprised and then saw some humor in it, which I was able to finally do also. I suppose it was a shock but I also think it was distasteful at best. I'd have liked to have seen something else in place of this. Maybe it's just me.....
Yet I'm left wondering if this book is the author's idea of a joke. I skimmed the reviews and I didn't see anyone else mention the things I noticed in this story. (With the exception of one reviewer mentioning the hamburger in passing.)
Sooooo, here goes.
The first thing I'll say is that the story itself, bypassing the parts I'll detail in a minute, is fine. Nothing to write home about but not awful either. The illustrations are the same. We listened to this on audio because I'm trying to introduce more audio books to both of us, and the narrator was good. She read well, did the voices well, I don't know much about narrators since audio books are pretty new to me still but I'd listen to her again.
On to the "exciting" parts now... stick with me here.
So, on page 12 we find an illustration of Minne and Moo standing up. (The first so far in the book where they're vertical.) Now, Moo is standing sideways and the reader - or looker as it is - can't see anything. But Minnie, dear, dear Minnie, is standing where we can see her front. Now, I'm no cow expert, let that be known, but I was unaware that a cow's udders looked like a penis and balls. The very word 'udders' is plural. Not singular. How many udders does a cow have? One? With a little ball sac underneath? And is this positioned right between the back legs, as if on a man? Because, ahem, that's how it's shown here.
Not a big deal you say? I agree. I just think it's strange, at least slightly distasteful and if nothing else it gives a child/children the wrong impression about cows and udders.
Now this part got to me more because it's more than slightly distasteful. Maybe I'm getting more sensitive in my old age.
Minnie and Moo go to a people party (as opposed to a cow party) and are hanging out, having fun, meeting men, all that good stuff when someone offers them some hamburger. It should be noted that Minnie and Moo had, earlier in the book, had gone to look for their friends Bea and Madge Holstein, without finding them. Can anyone guess where this is going? No? Allow me.
One of the party goers offer some hamburger to Minnie and Moo. Minnie was staring at the hamburgers, unable to speak while Moo dug right in. Minnie, taking a few tried to get it out, finally tells Moo what she's eating. As in, "Hamburgers are beef...... We are beef. Moo... you're eating someone!"
They then start to talk about who they're eating. They both assume they're eating their friends, Bea and Madge. They run out of the party, Moo carrying the plate of Bea and Madge, and commence to burying them properly.
The end of the book finds Bea and Madge meeting Minnie and Moo outside after a mix-up about them being ghosts.
I don't know about anyone else but this shocked me. I mean, this is a young child's book and me writing about what happened in the book really takes away from the shock of it. I wasn't expecting it and, just to be equal here, I will say that Julia didn't seem too shocked. She was a little surprised and then saw some humor in it, which I was able to finally do also. I suppose it was a shock but I also think it was distasteful at best. I'd have liked to have seen something else in place of this. Maybe it's just me.....
June 24, 2019
In this hilarious tale of our two bovine friends, Minnie and Moo are enjoying a sunset and when they hear the sound of dance music coming fro mthe farmer's home and decide they should attend.
September 22, 2022
Funny and cute
March 30, 2017
And so it begins.. after judging the sunset a perfect 10, we meet Minnie, Moo, Bea and Madge Holstein, the farmer's wife that everyone calls "Poopsie", Opal and Ruby - John's twin sisters, Hank and Bono DePew, and John - the farmer.
November 4, 2021
This book gives a haunting take on memento mori themes as the characters grapple with death. The ambiguity of the plotline will haunt readers for years of their lives while the humor will make you pick the book up again and again.
August 8, 2016
Read with Julia.
August 22, 2018
I absolutely love the Minnie and Moo stories. By far, the best part of this one is when they're served hamburgers. I highly recommend this book and any in the Minnie and Moo series.
December 27, 2021
A bit surreal & adventurous. I love that one of the cows is actually shown with its udder. And that theme about cows being beef is terrific... unlike Charlotte's Web and so many other stories, this one lays it out to the kid what it means to be a carnivore.
It is odd though that one of them wishes for thumbs, but thumbs are clearly shown pulling the purple dress out of the trunk....
I want to give it four stars for creativity & originality, but I just didn't actually enjoy it that much. I did like the ending though. And I did get a bunch from my library so, as long as they're here, I'll read 'em.
This seems to be the first, though it doesn't look like they need to be read in order. This one, at least, is avl. on openlibrary.org.
It is odd though that one of them wishes for thumbs, but thumbs are clearly shown pulling the purple dress out of the trunk....
I want to give it four stars for creativity & originality, but I just didn't actually enjoy it that much. I did like the ending though. And I did get a bunch from my library so, as long as they're here, I'll read 'em.
This seems to be the first, though it doesn't look like they need to be read in order. This one, at least, is avl. on openlibrary.org.
January 26, 2018
More laugh-out-loud fun with the two best friends, who just happen to be cows. This one involves dancing, old prom dresses, and--gasp--hamburger!
December 3, 2013
This book is-what’s the word?-strange! Maybe I am missing something because this is part of a series. I read it because I love cows, and it looked fun, which it is, but it’s also odd. The book is organized into short chapters with large spaced out text making it pleasant to read. In the first chapter, Minnie and Moo, the cows, debate about the score of a sunset and whether thumbs are a good wish or not. The next few chapters just get stranger. The cows go dancing, they go to a human party, and they are wooed by two men. Once they realize that their friends may have been turned into hamburgers, their fun ends. The weirdness does not end there. The book is humorous and meant just for fun. It does not particularly make sense, nor is it organized well, but I’d still recommend it as a fun read for children ages 5-8.
February 15, 2011
Minnie and Moo Go Dancing (Minnie and Moo) by Denys Cazet is one of the early books about the bovine duo, starting with Moo thinking she wants thumbs. It quickly becomes about going to a dance at the farmer's house, after borrowing some old dresses from a trunk in the barn. Hijinks ensue. There is a case of mistaken identity. We meet Hank and Bobo DePew. Minnie and Moo rush off after thinking they ate the Holsteins. But everything ends well.
Minnie and Moo Go Dancing is a crazy, hilarious and fun read. The large type and some word repetition make this a good match for beginning and transitional readers.
For ages 5 to 7, cow and humor themes, and fans of Minnie, Moo and Denys Cazet.
Minnie and Moo Go Dancing is a crazy, hilarious and fun read. The large type and some word repetition make this a good match for beginning and transitional readers.
For ages 5 to 7, cow and humor themes, and fans of Minnie, Moo and Denys Cazet.
March 7, 2012
Grade Level: Kindergarten - 2nd
This story had some action in it, but the plot is somewhat confusing. I think the whole part about he hamburger is a little much and may be inappropriate in a book for a young reader. However, I like the part about wishing and doing something that you may not really be able to do. That part of the story is endearing and can be a great lesson for students to learn; dream big.
This story had some action in it, but the plot is somewhat confusing. I think the whole part about he hamburger is a little much and may be inappropriate in a book for a young reader. However, I like the part about wishing and doing something that you may not really be able to do. That part of the story is endearing and can be a great lesson for students to learn; dream big.
August 9, 2008
These are funny cows. I enjoyed the story and the book overall.
Children's Lit Review: "large type. more elaborate illustrations. space between lines. Not always white, because text sometimes overlapping illustrations."
Children's Lit Review: "large type. more elaborate illustrations. space between lines. Not always white, because text sometimes overlapping illustrations."
September 21, 2011
Whattt???? This book is strange. Not to mention that in the illustrations the cows have thumbs which they are supposedly wishing for.... and it's strangely sexualized. I really do not know that a child would even get half the jokes. It's just odd.
December 8, 2007
This book is so cute, and great.
December 8, 2007
This book is great! Dance dance!!!!
November 13, 2012
The Minnie and Moo books are so funny!
June 15, 2012
Perfect for her reading level (2-3rd grade), funny and there's a character named Ruby. She got this book for her first or second birthday but it was just a little too long for my toddler.
January 9, 2015
We like these cows. Funny.
November 9, 2009
Ok, the part where Moo eats hamburger is kinda gross...but I love the Hank and Bobo, Ya-Hoo!
April 15, 2015
Didn't care for this one at all.
February 22, 2017
This one was funny too!
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August 3, 2017Title
Minnie and Moo Go Dancing
Author
Denys Cazet
Illustrator
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Category
Easy Reader
Copyright Date
1998
Estimate of age level of interest
k-3
Estimate of Reading Level
3rd grade
Brief Description
Cow friends Minnie and Moo hear music and decide to join a dance.
2 characteristics of genre and how they appear in the book.
Length: Minnie and Moo is a perfect easy reader because it’s length is longer than a picture book and there are more words on the page.
Independence: The book is organized to help kids develop reading independence. Readers at this age enjoy stories of adventure and with humor. The format of the book is vertical with more of the emphasis on the words rather than the pictures, getting kids excited to read on their own.
Critique of how well book fits intended audience
At this age, children love humor and they enjoy stories that follow a predictable formula like series.
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