Miss Moo Goes to the Zoo

by Kelly Graves

When Miss Moo leaves the farm for something more exciting it seems as if there is no place for her, until she finallly finds a special new home.

Genres: Animals, Picture Books, Childrens, Adventure, Storytime

24 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Kat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Basic Plot: Miss Moo goes to a zoo and encounters different animals.

I like the story, it's cute, but I just can't get over the art. The animals looked too bug-eyed and vaguely possessed. However, my son loves this book and will bring it to me, wanting it to be read, on a daily basis. That simple fact, to me, means the book is more worthwhile than I originally thought. I recently added a star to my review (making it 4-stars) simply for the reason that my toddler son loves this book. Between this one and "The Crayon Box That Talked," one would never know he has an entire bookshelf FILLED with books to read. These are the only ones he wants. He wants them read over and OVER until I'm ready to turn Miss Moo into hamburger and melt every crayon in the house.

For the discerning parental reader, Miss Moo does have several good opportunities in it: it's a "side-by-side" book (the left hand page is meant for a child to read with big, bold letters and simple words), and it has some good opportunities for making goofy voices and animal noises your children will love. Then you, too, will want to make hamburger out of Miss Moo...

[Anna Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Miss Moo is a cow that lives on a farm with a whole bunch of other farm animals. On the farm, Miss Moo was always sad and didn’t know why, all she knew was that the farm was boring. So, she set out to find something more exciting. This is when she stumbles across the city zoo. As she walks around the zoo, the elephants, giraffes and lions are all mean to her, saying that she cannot live with them because she is just a boring old cow and nothing special. Until she comes across the zebras who help her find the zookeeper and then the zookeeper takes Miss Moo to the petting zoo where she meets other farm animals. Miss Moo had found her new home!

This picture book is a great way to teach students about bullying with the way Miss Moo was treated by some of the zoo animals. It also teaches about belonging and not settling, Miss Moo wasn’t happy where she was so she did what was best for herself and went to the zoo. We are able to vividly see Miss Moo’s emotions through the playful and colorful illustrations. Having this book in a classroom would be beneficial for young students in early elementary school.

[Courtney Evans · Rating 5 out of 5]

Picture Book: This was a book my mom used to read to me all the time. I read it again and I realized that it can be used in class to teach students prosocial skills and to build classroom community.

[Kylie Harris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great children’s book about belonging and bullying

[Belinda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Why did they have to make it so sad when it could have been an adventure??

[Alyssa Durant · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read Miss Moo Goes to the Zoo by Kelly Graves, and I thought it was a super cute read. It starts out with a cow named Mrs. Moo who is just not satisfied with normal day-to-day farm life, so she sets out to find something exciting. She stumbles upon a zoo and is so amazed at all of the different animals that she had never met before but still did not feel like she fit in until she ran into the zoo keeper who knew exactly what part of the zoo to take her to. The Petting Zoo! She found other animals she was familiar with, but the fun kids running around feeding and petting them made life more exciting.

I love this story because it preaches that you do not have to settle. Miss Moo's story tells that its okay to go out, and find something better for yourself if you know that where you are is not where you want to be. This would be a great book to read to younger grade like Kindergarten through second grade. The illustrations were really fun and playful, and i think that if I had this book in my personal library my students would really enjoy and benefit from it.

[Jayne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Why are there not more books like this? With emerging readers, this charming book builds confidence. There were very few "side by side" stories like this released a few years ago. I cannot find them anymore. And I have a kindergartener that absolutely adores Miss Moo. We do funny voices as she meets the animals and she reads the text meant for her with happiness. I really love this book!

[A. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the rhyming, the illustrations, and the plot.

What is Miss Moo doing in the Zoo?

I'm not telling you :)

[Sandra Mackintosh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Miss Moo is a cow that gets bored with the farm life. Miss Moo finds herself at the zoo , meeting different animals along the way. She ends up making her home in the petting zoo.
Prep - 2

[Cody · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is exciting and great illustrations, and it is also good because miss moo really does use her imagination!

[Rachel Nelson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book sends a good message about not wanting to be someone else and just being yourself. I like that after trying to be all these animals, Miss Moo finds her place in the petting zoo.

[Tommy Payne · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like how big this book is. It's fun for the kids to see some variation in size and layout.