PICTURE BOOK: Cindy Moo by Lori Mortensen

The cows in the barn here the Hey Diddle Diddle nursery rhyme and a great debate begins: could a cow really jump over the moon? Cindy Moo thinks she can and she works and works and works to make it happen. When it doesn't work out like she wants, she starts to get discouraged. A final flash of inspiration helps Cindy meet her goal in an unexpected way and her example is an encouragement to the other cows in the barn.

Cute story. Found this at our church's Scholastic Book Fair in February. I used to really be into cows, so I had to pick this one up when I saw it. It will be a great addition to the school library.

3 out of 5 stars
AR level of 3.0

Recommended for: readers of any age, discussions of nursery rhymes

TIGER TALES: The Great Nursery Rhyme Disaster by David Conway

I was so happy to get this book from Tiger Tales. I already reviewed a similar book, The Great Fairy Tale Disaster earlier this year - a book I ordered online that I didn't even know was from Tiger Tales until the package arrived. This one was just as good (although I am partial to fractured fairy tales). Little Miss Muffet is tired of her nursery rhyme, so she goes off exploring. She ends up in Jack & Jill, Hickory Dickory Dock and several others, but none of those goes well and soon she wants back in her own story again.

Beautiful illustrations (by Melanie Williamson - same illustrator as Fairy Tale Disaster) and a fun, silly story will appeal to lower elementary students (and younger children, too).

4 out of 5 stars
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TIGER TALES Week: Hey Diddle Diddle AND One Sunny Day

 

Two more padded-cover board books for little readers from Tiger Tales.


Hey Diddle Diddle is full of classic nursery rhymes. Plenty to read when a little one is ready to snuggle in for a book. Cute and colorful illustrations.  4 out of 5 stars.


One Sunny Day is a shape book with a gold foil sun on most pages. Another story with cute illustrations. Of the four padded-cover board books I received from Tiger Tales, this one is my favorite. I'm looking forward to sharing this one.  4 out of 5 stars.