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Cock-A-Moo-Moo
Poor Rooster has forgotten how to crow Cock-a-moo-moo? Cock-a-oink-oink? Rooster can't seem to get it right When all of the other animals make fun of him, Rooster loses hope. Will he ever remember how roosters crow? One night, a surprise visitor arrives -- it's Fox Can Rooster save the day and remember what to say? Parents will delight in reading this enchanting tale, and children will crow and oink along to the tale of the rooster trying to find his identity in a confusing world.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2001
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May 30, 2016
My 10 years old (French) students when they realized that your cockerels crowed, "Cock-a-doodle-doo!" (and not cocorico) :
MIND = BLOWN
TEACHER MIND = LAUGHS (but tries to explain that no, the English cockerels don't really make a different sound) (success unsure)
REVIEWER MIND = CLUELESS
February 8, 2024
Rooster has forgotten how to crow and mixes other animal sounds into his cry. Children will enjoy joining the other farm animals in saying, "That's not right!" and seeing the mild bit of danger at the end of the story.
It's a cute story that's fun to read aloud.
It's a cute story that's fun to read aloud.
January 31, 2017
In Cock-A-Moo-Moo, the rooster forgets how to crow and begins to make the sounds other animals make and they have to keep telling him that he is not right. So the rooster says he is never going to crow again. When one night, a fox was outside the hen house. The rooster yelled all the different animal sounds and woke the other animals up and together they scared off the fox. After that the rooster never forgot how to Cock-A-Doodle-Doo again.
I thought this book was very cute and very well illustrated. I loved how bright the colors were and the animals were really cute.
I think that this book would be good to use when teaching animal sounds or when the kids are learning about different animals.
I thought this book was very cute and very well illustrated. I loved how bright the colors were and the animals were really cute.
I think that this book would be good to use when teaching animal sounds or when the kids are learning about different animals.
August 19, 2020
My six-year-old was thoroughly underwhelmed by the ending of this book. It was as if it built up to an ending and then the author was told she only had one page left, so rushed a terribly weak final page out.
The cockerel saved the day with its alternatives to cock-a-doodle-do, yet instead of all the animals celebrating this fact and not caring if the cockerel could cock-a-doodle-do after all, the final page was just a hurried "and the cockerel suddenly did a cock-a-doodle-do and never went wrong again". What? As far as lame endings go, that was pretty close to the lamest, most disappointing ending I've seen. I could have written a better ending. Sometimes I wonder how these authors get the commission.
The cockerel saved the day with its alternatives to cock-a-doodle-do, yet instead of all the animals celebrating this fact and not caring if the cockerel could cock-a-doodle-do after all, the final page was just a hurried "and the cockerel suddenly did a cock-a-doodle-do and never went wrong again". What? As far as lame endings go, that was pretty close to the lamest, most disappointing ending I've seen. I could have written a better ending. Sometimes I wonder how these authors get the commission.
January 18, 2019
This children's book is cute. I think it would make kids laugh. A rooster forgets what sound he makes. The Rooster becomes sad because the other animals tell him he's doing his job wrong. When a fox comes, he must warn the other animals. The animals appreciate his warning and call him a hero despite getting the sounds wrong. He feels appreciated and manages to get the sound right.
January 11, 2018
I did this as a flannel for my lap-sitters. I put all the animals on the board and asked them to tell me which animal is supposed to say the sound the rooster was making. It's more challenging for them to answer, "Who says moo?" than it is to answer "What does a cow say?"
September 27, 2018
Picture Book.
A rooster is unable to say the correct phrase to wake everyone up, but somehow becomes the hero.
A rooster is unable to say the correct phrase to wake everyone up, but somehow becomes the hero.
April 30, 2019
He's never going to get it wrong again? Getting it "wrong" is what saved everyone!
November 26, 2019
The cover is nice. I liked the illustrations. the story was so funny.
November 11, 2021
Cuteness overload !!! This book is really a good read for kiddos 👍🏻💯😃
May 4, 2023
We weren’t sure why the rooster got his crow back at the end, but it was an interesting enough book.
May 2, 2025
My 2 year old grand daughter loves this book !
November 26, 2016
Title: Cock-a-Moo-Moo
Author: Juliet Dallas-Conte
Illustrator: Allison Bartlett
Grade Level: 1.5
Guided Reading: F
Traits: Voice, Word Choice
Picture book – One sentence per page, relies on pictures to help tell story, picture reading is possible to help tell story, Predictable Books – Students can make predictions about book based on pictures and scenes,
Summary:
The Rooster perched above the farm starts crowing out to the other farm animals, only he can’t get his call correct. The Rooster ends up borrowing sounds from all sorts of barnyard animals instead of the noise that made him famous. This book would be great for predicting text because a pattern emerges early, and with some familiarity with barn animals, students can help predict the text that appears on the page. The prediction can also be coupled with a minilesson on individuality and how different students bring skills to the classroom. Instead of helping rooster the other animals decided to laugh at him. In the end Rooster turned the laughing upside-down. He couldn’t crow how he was supposed to, he ended up a hero none-the-less.
Author: Juliet Dallas-Conte
Illustrator: Allison Bartlett
Grade Level: 1.5
Guided Reading: F
Traits: Voice, Word Choice
Picture book – One sentence per page, relies on pictures to help tell story, picture reading is possible to help tell story, Predictable Books – Students can make predictions about book based on pictures and scenes,
Summary:
The Rooster perched above the farm starts crowing out to the other farm animals, only he can’t get his call correct. The Rooster ends up borrowing sounds from all sorts of barnyard animals instead of the noise that made him famous. This book would be great for predicting text because a pattern emerges early, and with some familiarity with barn animals, students can help predict the text that appears on the page. The prediction can also be coupled with a minilesson on individuality and how different students bring skills to the classroom. Instead of helping rooster the other animals decided to laugh at him. In the end Rooster turned the laughing upside-down. He couldn’t crow how he was supposed to, he ended up a hero none-the-less.
October 31, 2011
Read Aloud
I choose Cock-A-Moo-Moo by Juliet Dalass-Conte to read aloud to my group because it had so many funny voices you could use while reading and it had repeative lines throughout the book, making it easy to show the pictures while reading. This book is about a rooster that has forgotten how to crow and so he makes all the other animal sounds but his own. I thought that the concept was also funny and short therefore keeping the audiences attention and making them laugh at all the funny noises the rooster makes.
I choose Cock-A-Moo-Moo by Juliet Dalass-Conte to read aloud to my group because it had so many funny voices you could use while reading and it had repeative lines throughout the book, making it easy to show the pictures while reading. This book is about a rooster that has forgotten how to crow and so he makes all the other animal sounds but his own. I thought that the concept was also funny and short therefore keeping the audiences attention and making them laugh at all the funny noises the rooster makes.
April 19, 2013
This is very much like THIS LITTLE CHICK by John Lawrence -- so much so that you'll have to decide ahead of time which of the two to share in story time, OR hold them both up and let the children choose!
Rooster has forgotten how to crow and the animals correct him with each new try with, "That's not right!--only ____ go ____". When a fox comes along in the night it becomes most urgent that the rooster gets it right!
Rooster has forgotten how to crow and the animals correct him with each new try with, "That's not right!--only ____ go ____". When a fox comes along in the night it becomes most urgent that the rooster gets it right!
January 27, 2014
Poor rooster has forgotten the right way to crow! After trying various sounds, he gets really discouraged. But when a fox sneaks into the hen house, how can rooster help?
Super fun book! The kids love to laugh at the rooster and identify the right sound with the correct animal, instead of a rooster! Great opportunity to use various voices while reading, on top of the animal sounds! Love this book and it's a winner every time!
Super fun book! The kids love to laugh at the rooster and identify the right sound with the correct animal, instead of a rooster! Great opportunity to use various voices while reading, on top of the animal sounds! Love this book and it's a winner every time!
November 17, 2011
A young rooster has forgotten how to crow. He travels around to different animals trying out their sounds. Nothing sounds quite right. He eventually gives up and swears he's never going to try to crow again. But then there's a rustle in the night. What could it be? A fox! Young Rooster uses every mixed-up crow he can think of to wake everyone up. It works! He saves the day!
September 4, 2007
The kids I babysit loved it!
February 25, 2008
Very silly story, perfect for storytime.
September 10, 2008
Very simple picture book. Bright pictures and brief story make it a good choice for baby and toddler storytimes.
June 22, 2010
While this story has been replicated, this version pleases the audience with bright illustrations and simple yet humorous text. Rooster gains redemption resulting in a nice wrap-up to the story.
August 4, 2010
A very colorful book and large enough to use for Storytime. (You can have lots of fun with the sound effects!)
September 29, 2010
This book was a hit at my Toddler Time program.
November 2, 2011
Cute and silly. Lots of repetition. Little Miss loved the mixed up sounds.
April 25, 2012
Awesome book for storytime. The kids were engaged right from the start and quick to correct my Cock-a-Moo-Moo to cock-a-doodle-doo.
June 3, 2014
This was one of the first books that I bought for Eric before he was even born. Both kids loved this book (as did I).
March 4, 2013
A tale about a chicken with a very strange problem.
September 6, 2013
Poor rooster can't remember how to crow. He tries a number of variations, but it's a late night attack by the fox on the henhouse that helps set him straight again. Great read aloud for PreK-2.
January 22, 2014
Kids loved reading this, made them laugh all the way through.
January 30, 2015
Both my kids loved this book, really enjoyed it!
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