Doreen Cronin is the author of many bestselling and New
York Times bestselling picture books, including Click,
Clack, Quack to School!; Click, Clack, Surprise!; Click,
Clack, Ho, Ho, Ho; Click, Clack, Peep; Click, Clack,
Boo!; Dooby Dooby Moo; Thump, Quack, Moo: A Whacky
Adventure; Bounce; Wiggle; Duck for
President; Giggle, Giggle, Quack; Bloom; and the
Caldecott Honor Book Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type as
well as The Chicken Squad series and Cyclone. She lives in
Brooklyn, New York. Visit her at DoreenCronin.com.
Betsy Lewin is the Caldecott Honor–winning illustrator
of Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type and its sequels,
including Click, Clack, Quack to School!; Click, Clack,
Ho, Ho, Ho; Click, Clack, Peep; Click, Clack,
Boo!; Giggle, Giggle, Quack; Duck for
President; Dooby Dooby Moo; and Thump, Quack, Moo; in
addition to a number of other picture books, including So,
What’s It Like to Be a Cat? and Where Is Tippy
Toes?. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Plucky barnyard denizens unite to improve their working conditions in this hilarious debut picture book from Cronin (appropriately enough, an attorney). Farmer Brown is dumbfounded when his cows discover an old typewriter in the barn and begin experimenting ("All day long he hears click, clack, moo. Click, clack, moo. Clickety clack moo"). Things really get out of hand when the cows began airing their grievances. Lewin (Araminta's Paint Box) conveys the fellow's shock as he reads: "Dear Farmer Brown, The barn is very cold at night. We'd like some electric blankets. Sincerely, The Cows." When Farmer Brown denies the cows' request, the bovine organizers go on strike. Through the use of the man's shadow, Lewin communicates his rage: the straw in his hat creates the appearance of his hair on end. With help from a neutral duck mediator, the exasperated Farmer Brown finally makes concessions. But, much to his dismay, the cows are not the only creatures that can type. Cronin humorously turns the tables on conventional barnyard dynamics; Lewin's bold, loose-lined watercolors set a light and easygoing mood that matches Farmer Brown's very funny predicament. Kids and underdogs everywhere will cheer for the clever critters that calmly and politely stand up for their rights, while their human caretaker becomes more and more unglued. Ages 3-7. (Feb.) Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.
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