Moo!

“There are only a hand­ful of words in this book; the most impor­tant one is “Moo!.” Punc­tu­a­tion, rep­e­ti­tion, and rhythm give it mul­ti­ple mean­ings as read­ers turn the pages, which are joy­ful­ly illus­trat­ed with splashy gouache pri­ma­ry col­ors. It is hard to imag­ine a more expres­sive cow than this title’s car­toon bovine…. Chil­dren will laugh at the use of type and the art­ful arrange­ment of let­ters to con­vey action and sound. For exam­ple, when the cow dri­ves off a cliff, her moo arcs up and then loops down, indi­cat­ing the rise and fall of her bel­low. For many chil­dren, this book will be their first intro­duc­tion to punc­tu­a­tion. Even the very young will see how excla­ma­tion points and dash­es can cre­ate a chop­py, ner­vous feel­ing when the cow is con­front­ed by a police offi­cer. This book is bold, orig­i­nal, and fun­ny, and should be part of every pic­ture-book col­lec­tion.” (School Library Jour­nal, starred review)