Willy Claflin

{my thoughts} – This book reminds me much of Mother Goose type tales. It is nicely written and the illustrations go well with the story. I do find this to be a rather long bedtime type story. I haven’t read it to my children but I did read it while sitting here at my desk. The odd words in place of other words made me think of Dr. Suess and his method of writing. I suppose what this book would be in a sense is Mother Goose meets Dr. Suess. I know strange. It is a very nice book and I am show more sure many children may love and enjoy hearing this tale over and over again.

I look forward to being able to read the rest of this collection because it is the type of children’s book that is unique and can be highly memorable for anyone child’s childhood. This book is the tale about a young moose that is having a difficult time sleeping at night and therefore has problems focusing in school. I Can see how this could be a good book to use as a lesson learner. My children always complain about needing to go to bed at a specific time and because of that it is sometimes hard for them to fall asleep.

When they do finally fall asleep they have issues waking up in the morning and functioning like a child should. They are just sleepy all day and want to fall asleep in school and because of that things are difficult and rough and things aren’t always good. However, when they do get plenty of sleep they wake up in happy moods and have great days at school. This book could be a means to show that that they need to sleep in order to do well the next day. I enjoyed this book because as I was reading through it, it made me think of the difficult times we have some nights getting our children to go to bed. I plan to read this book to my children in the very near future.

I also look forward to reading more tales in this collection. show less

The Little Moose is about a child moose that is having trouble sleeping and cannot get to school and function. It is about how the little moose deals with her inability to fall asleep and the various mind-controlling things she thinks about as she is falling asleep that keep her awake. I think that the author is making a play on the Old Mother Goose stories and calling them the Old Mother Moose stories, which I think is adorable and I love Moose. I am currently living in Vermont and someday show more I will see one (from afar hopefully).

This was an adorable story of problem-solving and helping kids find ways to fall asleep, but there were a few things that I think my be a problem. Some of the things that I loved were the beautiful, vibrant colors and pictures. I loved seeing the little moose and all the things she was thinking about at night.

Some of the quirkiness of the book is the glossary of Moose-speak, where the author teaches the reader the definition of made-up words and uses throughout the book. Some are interesting and fun ways of saying words, others really are just baby talk like “bankee” for blanket, “purpee” for purple. Moose speak throughout the story is a little strange, the author warns you about it, but also as an adult reading this to a child (or a child reading it) it may encourage improper speech for kids being entertained by reading it. I know that some books use this to relate to small children and maybe that works well.

I am not a parent yet, I only have young siblings, so I am not sure of the impact of this type of writing/reading on the younger populations.

Overall it was a fun book, the colors are wonderful, the illustrations are imaginative and fun (any kid will love them) and the story is adorable and teaches young that counting sheep may help put them to sleep.

Disclaimer: This ebook was received from the publisher through netgalley and in no way effects the review above. show less

What happens when you combine a book with Rapunzel and the Seven Dwarfs narrated by Manyard Moose who only recites Mother Moose Tales? A story about a princess going bald, a fat prince, eight or nine dwarfs who charge to see the sleeping Punzel, and of course a handsome moose! The author transforms traditional fairytales into a laugh-out loud book worthy of storytelling. There is no longer a moral to the story and the reader must use the glossary and hoofnotes to decipher the moose words show more throughout the picture book. Wouldn’t you want to know what a Wudgies of Glop was? If the creative plot does not grab the reader’s attention, then the glossy, cartoonish illustrations will with its eerie undertone of colors. The ending will surprise everyone, though some may not approve of this outlandish retelling of the fairytale. The reader may use the CD that accompanies the books to add additional life to the characters. Recommended for ages 5 and up. show less

{my thoughts} – This book reminds me much of Mother Goose type tales. It is nicely written and the illustrations go well with the story. I do find this to be a rather long bedtime type story. I haven’t read it to my children but I did read it while sitting here at my desk. The odd words in place of other words made me think of Dr. Suess and his method of writing. I suppose what this book would be in a sense is Mother Goose meets Dr. Suess. I know strange. It is a very nice book and I am show more sure many children may love and enjoy hearing this tale over and over again.

I look forward to being able to read the rest of this collection because it is the type of children’s book that is unique and can be highly memorable for anyone child’s childhood. This book is the tale about a young moose that is having a difficult time sleeping at night and therefore has problems focusing in school. I Can see how this could be a good book to use as a lesson learner. My children always complain about needing to go to bed at a specific time and because of that it is sometimes hard for them to fall asleep.

When they do finally fall asleep they have issues waking up in the morning and functioning like a child should. They are just sleepy all day and want to fall asleep in school and because of that things are difficult and rough and things aren’t always good. However, when they do get plenty of sleep they wake up in happy moods and have great days at school. This book could be a means to show that that they need to sleep in order to do well the next day. I enjoyed this book because as I was reading through it, it made me think of the difficult times we have some nights getting our children to go to bed. I plan to read this book to my children in the very near future.

I also look forward to reading more tales in this collection. show less