Kids love cows. That milk-making farm animal is so instantly recognizable by the tiniest of kiddies that they are quite beloved. Plus, everyone can moo.
Anyway, this story, about two singing cattle ranchers whose herds accidentally get all mixed up by a tornado, forces a seemingly predestined meeting between Cowboy Gene and Cowgirl Sue. They fall in love, marry and permanently blend their moo-d. I mean, brood!
But what makes this very simple story so brilliant is the rhythm of the rhyme. It's perfect sing-song rhythm makes the story easy and fun to read three times in a row or 50.
What's more is I've overheard my kid reciting the cows' names to herself. So, it's clearly impressed her in all the right ways. And, of course, as with all rhyming books, I make the kid complete the rhyme herself.
You may know this already, but they really can do it. Shoot. I didn't know. Now I do. And, I like it.
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