Moo-Moo, I Love You!

by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Tom Lichtenheld (Illustrator)

Overview

From the bestselling and beloved team behind I Wish You More, comes a moo-ving ode to the love between parent and child

New York Times bestselling pair Tom Lichtenheld and Amy Krouse Rosenthal present udderly perfect expressions of affection to share between any cow and calf: I love you no matter your moo-d. I love giving you a big s-moo-ch. My love for you is as big as . . . a MOO-SE! With a universal message and warm, funny text that families will read and reread together, this exuberant book from two picture book superstars at their best, is a moo-velous choice for gifts year-round to fans of I Love You to the Moon and Back and Guess How Much I Love You.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781419747069
Publisher:	ABRAMS
Publication date:	09/22/2020
Pages:	48
Sales rank:	13,224
Product dimensions:	9.70(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Tom Lichtenheld is the illustrator and author of more than 20 books, including New York Times bestsellers Goodnight, Goodnight ConstructionSite; Steam Train, Dream Train; Stick and Stone; and I Wish You More. He lives with his wife in Batavia, Illinois. Amy Krouse Rosenthal wrote more than thirty picture books, including Little Pea and the #1 New York Times bestsellers I Wish You More and Dear Girl (cowritten with her daughter, Paris Rosenthal). A con­tributor to National Public Radio, a TED collaborator and speaker, a filmmaker, the creator of a specialty line of keepsake journals, and the author of two groundbreaking adult memoirs (Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life and Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal), she raised her three children with her husband Jason on a tree­lined street in Chicago. For more about Amy’s life, work, and the Foundation formed in her memory, please see www.amykrouserosenthalfoundation.org.

Editorial Reviews

07/13/2020

Moo proves an extremely malleable term of affection in the late Krouse Rosenthal’s text, illustrated by previous collaborator Lichtenheld (Duck! Rabbit!). “Moo-moo, I love you,” declares an exuberantly cartooned cow to her calf. With a big hug, the two launch into a day of improvised “moo” words, with every oo filled in for emphasis. They celebrate a shared love of “pizza with extra moo-zzarella” and “farm hu-moo-r” (cut to a chicken crossing the road). Mom’s love is even evident in watching her calf confidently “sch-moo-zing” with friends at the bus stop—a lovely example of how a parent takes pride in a child’s navigating the greater world. Leaving no room for doubt, Mom declares her love is as big as a “Moo-se,” which gives Lichtenheld the opportunity to cover two full spreads with a hugely antlered, deadpan critter (“You can moo-ve now,” says the slightly annoyed calf, peeking out from behind the enormous animal). Printed on kraft colored paper and drawn with thick black crayon-like outlines and punctuations of warm color, it’s a book that has the feel of a cherished homemade valentine from a devoted parent who is fond of wordplay. Ages 4–8. Agent: Amy Rennert, the Amy Rennert Agency. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly

08/07/2020

PreS-Gr 1—Lichtenheld and Rosenthal's latest is an ode to love and the special relationship between a parent and child. The sparse text and exaggerated use of the three little letters that spell "moo" will have preschoolers giggling. "I love giving you a big s-moo-ch" has a playfulness that is utterly matched by the crayon-effect illustrations. The mostly black and white drawings are set upon tan pages and enhanced by pops of primary colors throughout. Readers young and old will love the wordplay, smile at the adoring relationship between cow and calf, and be reminded that love has no bounds. VERDICT A joyful read and worthy addition to any library collection.—Maegen Rose, Rye Country Day Sch., NY

School Library Journal

2020-07-14
Cowabunga! Love is surely the cow’s moo-ow!

In this brief, adorable lovefest, a black-and-white adult bovine caregiver expresses heartfelt adoration for its little one using delightful, comical plays on the word moo. Some of the puns are obvious, though they’ll be no less chuckle-inducing to young readers/listeners. Take, for instance, the words moo-d, moo-vies, moo-sic, and moo-se. (A delicious, winking nod to a very famous children’s-book title also appears near the end.) Some puns are trickier, with moo’s occurring midword—hu-moo-r; marsh-moo-llows—and/or appearing in less familiar words, such as moo-zzarella, com-moo-nicator, and sch-moo-zing. In every case, moo is depicted with the o’s filled in so it stands out in sharp relief whenever it appears. This helps youngsters identify targeted words both visually and aurally. Aside from its value as a very simply told, sweet, humorous, reassuring charmer, this book develops vocabulary creatively. After children have listened to the story, they should have an udderly grand time volunteering their own word lists that might include plays on moo and other cow-related words. Even the calf in the story gets into the act with its own moo pun at the end. Simple illustrations feature bold outlines; a basic tan, black, and white palette with touches of red; and occasional changes in lettering and font for emphasis. (This book was reviewed digitally with 9.5-by-19-inch double-page spreads viewed at 82.8% of actual size.)

A moo-ve-lous, moo-ving tribute to love for a child. (Picture book. 3-7)

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