How to Speak Moo!

by Deborah Fajerman

If the title sounds a little peculiar, that's just the start! Here's a totally silly book about cows that is sure to make kids giggle. It tells boys and girls all about the way cows do the high moo and the low moo . . . the bumpy moo and the jumpy moo. Kids are invited to try these moos out for themselves. Then they can discover how their moo sounds in a tunnel. Or through a funnel. Deborah Fajerman's wonderfully quirky pictures and absolutely preposterous story will have young readers mooing along with the experts as they demonstrate the wonderful versatility of cows engaged in spirited conversation. Full-color illustrations on every silly page. (Ages 3-6)

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

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Madeline Clements · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a creative way to teach children about adjectives. I love the different situations the cows get in.

[Denise · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun and silly read! 🐮

[Simon Joseph · Rating 5 out of 5]

How to Speak Moo is a sweet and amusing story of the many kinds of 'moos' that cows can produce.

It catalogues many different moos - high and low, soft and loud, etc - with a funny, rhyming text and cute illustrations.

For EYFS children, it offers all kinds of possibilities, such as learning lots of new vocabulary or looking at opposites. But there are some deeper meanings in the text as well: for example, to consider how different we all are - and the better off for it, when we all harmonise, because 'all-together moos make the very best mooooosic you have ever heard....!'

And it's just a fun read - with lots of opportunities for doing silly voices and sounds!

[Shelby Usrey · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is sooo adorable!! If I read this to a classroom, it would be very interactive! The clever rhymes make the book even better!! I love the pictures!! I would love to have this book in my classroom!

[Hira · Rating 5 out of 5]

onomatopoeia

[Sarah Zimmer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book teaches how to moo! Who knew there were so many ways to moo? This is a fun childrens book, sure to bring laughter and class participation.

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a fun book to moo with kids!

[Desi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super fun book

[Hope · Rating 5 out of 5]

I used this book in a phonics lesson and was an active participant of helping a child build confidence, because he was able to use the pictures to add expression in the many ways a cow Moos. I love love love this book and it is a blast to read, because it engages children in many different strategies.

[Alyssa · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first time I read this book, I thought it was okay. But then I did it in a storytime, and it's awesome. Because you can get the kids to moo (softly, loudly, jiggling up and down in their seats, etc.) along with the book. And most kids really get into it.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a cute book that talks about cows and the noise they make. You can have the students help you do the different moos such as quiet, loud, through a tunnel, and etc. I would also use this book when talking to younger kids about cows or different voices when writing.

[April Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is told in the perspectives of each animal that the story discusses. This book shows the difference between people and animals and just how everyone can be different but still be together. This can help children understand why we are all different.

[Hollie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reese loved this one!

[Kendra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very fun and perfect for cow or farm preschool storytime.

[Hope Mullinax · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not only is this book fun to read, but I love to hear the kids reading along with me. As I read, they will be trying to imitate the sounds they are hearing me make. Great illustrations.

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a very fun and interactive to use with studnets. they will enjoy read the repeatative moo in the story but will surely have fun mooing in many different ways. pre-k-1st

[Aimee · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a really funny book. Kids will love hearing their teach do all the silly ways a cow can moo and trying them out themselves. A fun, predictable book for any classroom.

[Chelsea Kimmey · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a cute way to get children involved in the reading by participating in speaking moo. A great way to teach how unique writing can be

[Rose Goodwin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a good way to interact with children because you can have them say the different types of moos.

[Candace Kaelin · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a cute book! This would be good to read to kids aloud or maybe do choral reading. It is a good way to make sure they have expression and inflection in their voices.

[Maura · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute concept for a book. I love all the different ways to say Moo! The illustrations were very cute too.

[pati · Rating 5 out of 5]

A-mooooo-zingly funny!

[Johana Salazar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun and didactic. My children love to read How to Speak Moo! with me. After reading How to Speak Moo! we will try to moo with different tunes.

[Abigail · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fantastic. Would be good for a storytime. The kids would have fun doing all the different moos.