Cowlick! (Deluxe Golden Book)

by Christin Ditchfield

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A fanciful account of how two boys get cowlicks in their hair as they sleep. She comes in the middle of the night, when everyone is sleeping. When she sees a smooth little head on a pillow, she can't resist giving it a cow kiss--sluuurrrp! Cowlick! gives young readers an imaginative and playful explanation for the "bedhead" that afflicts us all!

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In my opinion, this is a great children's book. It's a story about a boy who gets licked at night by a cow and wakes up with a cowlick. The book has creative writing, language, and pictures.
The writing on each page flows because it rhymes in a jingle. When the cow is sneaking up the rhyme states "To the bedside she comes sneaking. Lifting covers, gently peeking." Each page has one line that describes a whole scene short and sweet. The author used a variety of adjectives that make the story more interesting. When describing the little boy sleeping the text says "Sees a face so soft and sweet. Framed with hair so smooth and neat." When the cow licks the boy it says "Sluuuurp!" written across the page. The author definitely did a good show more job at using descriptive words that make it seem more realistic.
The pictures represent what the text describes perfectly. If a student wasn't able read, they would understand the story line. In the begging, it says "clip-clop, clip-clop down the hall. Funny shadow on the wall," and it's shown with a cow tiptoeing and a shadow behind him on the wall. Every page describes an action of the cow, with a picture showing the action. The pictures look like the author painted the scenes. The pictures are simple but do a great job at telling the story.
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I always love reading this in storytime because I get the kids, and even the parents, to give a big slurpy cow lick. They usually laugh at the end especially to see the dog's fur messed up too.
Cuter than true story of how cowlicks form on sleepy heads. Watch out for the sneaky cows...

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Christin Ditchfield is an accomplished educator, author, conference speaker, and syndicated radio host. She has written more than 60 books, many of them for children and families.

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Picture Books, Children's Books
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305Society, government, & cultureSocial sciences, sociology & anthropologySocial group - Age, Gender, Ethnicity
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PZ7 .D6275Language and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresJuvenile belles lettres
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