Have you ever seen a moose -
a long-leggy moose -
a branchy-antler,
dinner-diving,
bulgy-nose
moose?
This is the question asked by one of the four children in this tale of a moose search as she asks her three friends and fuzzy little dog before they enter the woods. Thus begins the journey of the five friends searching for a moose. This opening is actually a sort of little index or table of content for the rest of this wonderfully amusing story.
This work is an easy book to read and is absolutely ideal for either a one-on-one read, or a group read. As the children and dog progress through various environments; woods, swamps, bushes, mountains, we need to keep a close eye on the little dog and a sharper eye on our surroundings. As the children search for the illusive moose they become more and more discouraged, and more and more convinced that there simply are no moose to be seen! Or are there?
Warning....a spoiler follows: Yes, there are moose; there are moose all over the place as the little dog could quite tell them if they paid attention or if they looked closer at their surroundings. The illustrator, Randy Cecil has rather ingeniously hidden bits and pieces of moose throughout the book and the kids get an absolute kick out of trying to find them once the realize they are there.
The rhyming of the text is delightful to the ear and makes is an absolute pleasure to read aloud. I can promise you that the author's word play will bring a smile to your lips and giggles from the wee ones. Each line of text goes perfectly with the illustrations which are colorful, soothing and woodsy. Other than moose, there are plenty of other creatures stuck here and there throughout the pictures which are also rather fun to ferret out; bird, insects, fogs, furry creatures and other little critter abound.
Published in 2006 this is one that you really need to find and add to your child's library; or at the very least do a library search and bring it home for some good reading with the little ones.
This is an excellent read and I do highly recommend it.
a long-leggy moose -
a branchy-antler,
dinner-diving,
bulgy-nose
moose?
This is the question asked by one of the four children in this tale of a moose search as she asks her three friends and fuzzy little dog before they enter the woods. Thus begins the journey of the five friends searching for a moose. This opening is actually a sort of little index or table of content for the rest of this wonderfully amusing story.
This work is an easy book to read and is absolutely ideal for either a one-on-one read, or a group read. As the children and dog progress through various environments; woods, swamps, bushes, mountains, we need to keep a close eye on the little dog and a sharper eye on our surroundings. As the children search for the illusive moose they become more and more discouraged, and more and more convinced that there simply are no moose to be seen! Or are there?
Warning....a spoiler follows: Yes, there are moose; there are moose all over the place as the little dog could quite tell them if they paid attention or if they looked closer at their surroundings. The illustrator, Randy Cecil has rather ingeniously hidden bits and pieces of moose throughout the book and the kids get an absolute kick out of trying to find them once the realize they are there.
The rhyming of the text is delightful to the ear and makes is an absolute pleasure to read aloud. I can promise you that the author's word play will bring a smile to your lips and giggles from the wee ones. Each line of text goes perfectly with the illustrations which are colorful, soothing and woodsy. Other than moose, there are plenty of other creatures stuck here and there throughout the pictures which are also rather fun to ferret out; bird, insects, fogs, furry creatures and other little critter abound.
Published in 2006 this is one that you really need to find and add to your child's library; or at the very least do a library search and bring it home for some good reading with the little ones.
This is an excellent read and I do highly recommend it.
Don Blankenship
The Ozarks
- Accelerated Reading level : 1.6
- Hardcover: 40 pages
- Publisher: Candlewick
- ISBN-10: 076362005X
2 comments :
What a cute book and a great review! I can't wait to get my hands on it and read it to my little ones. Thanks for the recommendation!
I know what you mean. It sounds so good that I'm off to the library today to pick it up. (Don finds some of the best books.)
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