Tracey Campbell Pearson

There came a point in the story when I thought the elephant might poop the words back into the book but that wouldn't have been very nice. Good metafiction for the younger crowd.

A story about a rooster who clucks like a chicken because he does not know how to crow. He sets out to learn to crow and along the way meets other animals from whom he learns to make their sounds. Each time Bob learns a new sound it is repeated in order throughout the story making this a fun way for young children to participate in repeating each of the sounds. The illustrations are fun and warm.

Bob by Tracey Campbell Pearson

This picture book is a story about a rooster who does not know what sound he is supposed to say as a rooster. Bob the rooster is told by the cat that he is not making the correct sound and he needs to find out what he is supposed to say. Bob goes on a quest to find someone who knows what sound he is supposed to make. He learns many sounds by various animals and finally meets a rooster who teaches him to say cook-a-doodle-doo. The other sounds Bob learns come in show more handy when a fox comes to visit the chicken coop.

I found this story very humorous and enjoyable. A question that children might ask is where the rooster learned to make its sound. It is great to have literature that might give them an answer.

In the classroom, I would start the discussion on what sounds farm animals make. I would then ask the question, “Have you ever wondered how these animals learned to make their sound?” I then would ask the students where they think other animals learned their animal sounds. show less

Oh very nice. Good colourful but impressionist pictures. The nursery rhythm is played out in pictures. A joy at then end to find the dog returns the lost shoe. Picky complaint - not all children have cribs some have family beds.