Dooby Dooby Moo (Click Clack Moo) (original 2006; edition 2006)

Once again, not as good as [Click Clack Moo], but it certainly is an amusing addition to the series. ( )

I just don't get tired of Doreen Cronin's cows... ( )

Farmer Brown's barnyard animals are up to something! But he can't quite figure it out, not even in disguise! The animals are preparing for the upcoming talent show, because they want to win the trampoline! They all prepare a song to sing, and duck ends up winning the trampoline! This book is great for early elementary students, its predictable, humorous, has fun word play, and exposes children to the farm. ( )

A good read aloud for grades K - 3. Farmer Brown's animals decide to participate in a talent show. The cows sing, the pigs dance, and the ducks do a version of Born to be Wild. I like Doreen Cronin's other books Click, Clack Moo, and Giggle, Giggle Quack. I think she would be a good person for an author study for children. ( )

Famer Brown keeps a very close eye on his animals. Every night he listens as the cows, sheep, pigs, and the mischievous Duck snore. Duck finds an ad for a talent show at the county fair. First prize is a trampoline, only slightly used. So he gets all the animals to rehearse right under Farmer Brown’s nose. At the talent show, the cows and sheep sing, the pigs sleep through their interpretive dance, and Duck wows the crowd with his rendition of “Born to Be Wild.” That night when Farmer Brown listens to the animals in the barn he hears them snoring, “Dooby dooby BOING!”

The illustrations are done in Lewin’s signature style, with loose black brush strokes and washes of watercolors. At times the plot is pushed forward by the illustrations alone, so you may want to ask kids questions as you go along to be sure they understand the major plot points.

Full Review at Picture-Book-a-Day: http://picturebookaday.blogspot.com/2012/04/book-100-dooby-dooby-moo-by-doreen.h...