Adventures of Cow [Hardcover]

Lori Korchek (Author), Marshall Taylor (Photographer)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Join Cow as the brave bovine searches for a way home, writes an autobiography, and shuns celebrity. Throughout this hilarious tale, readers will get a giggle out of Cow’s mixed-up vocabulary as Cow meets “cats” that honk, “pigs” that baa, and a herd of scary “frogs” that look very familiar. Straightforward language and on-location photography transform a lovable squish toy into a larger-than-life personality.Spot squish on cover gives readers a touch of Cow.Simple wordplay will delight young audiences.Charming gift for cow collectors.More adventures of Cow to come.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-K–This book consists of a minimal text supported by photographs of a squish toy cow posed with real farm animals and household items. Traveling in a yellow backpack, Cow arrives in a "strange land." She is obviously very confused or not very smart because she asks various misidentified farm animals how to get home, including "dogs" (actually horses), "cats" (geese), and "scary frogs" (cows). She is finally rescued by "a big bird" (a dog). Back home, Cow greets her dad (a penguin doorstop), her mom (a hippo vase), and the twins (salt and pepper shakers). Aunt Ernie (a vegetable brush) suggests that she write a book about her adventures and she becomes famous–she's even on TV (literally sitting on it). All in all, she'd rather just play checkers–a challenge, since she's sitting next to a Scrabble board. Although the illustrations lend some humor to the dry text, they are not very clever. Preschoolers may find the first few pages funny because they're smarter than Cow; however, the silliness will soon lose its edge and fall flat. The joke continues far too long. For children in the concrete stages of development, this book will be confusing, not funny. Other youngsters will just be bored.– Carolyn Janssen, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, OH
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Review

“Moooooove over, Minerva Louise...Cow's decidedly skewed view of reality will engender hoots from any audience.”—Kirkus  

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 30 pages
• Publisher: Tricycle Press (May 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582461392
• ISBN-13: 978-1582461397
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 0.4 x 8.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #264,757 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars FUN FOR ADULTS, January 26, 2006

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katy89 (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adventures of Cow (Hardcover)

I must say, The Adventures of Cow isn't for everyone. My roommate and I discovered it and were laughing hysterically in the aise of the bookstore... of course we're both around age 30. We immediately purchased the book and it's now sitting in our guest bathroom for the amusement of all of our adult guests.. right next to "Everyone Poops".

I have to wonder if Lori Korchek truly intended this to be a children's book, or to be entertainment for adults with an off-beat sense of humor. I also wonder if she was under the influence of any chemicals during this book's conception.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Confused, but happy, December 23, 2005

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David W. Hughens "Wrangler Dave Hughens 'Auth... (Raleigh, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adventures of Cow (Hardcover)

Some will not like this book, but I found it quite creative. And our children need a little more creativity in their lives. So what if cow thinks the goat is a pig -- just laugh and explain to your child that this book is a little bit silly. We could all use a little more sense of humor too. I have recently written a children's book about using your imagination and I'm jealous that I didn't write this one -- I think it is an outrageously cool idea. I can't wait to see more of cow's adventures.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Silly Fun, August 25, 2005

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Harmonyfb (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adventures of Cow (Hardcover)

My four year thinks this book is hysterically funny. He loves to scathingly say, "That's not a cat!" or "Those aren't frogs!" and then howl with laughter. He memorized the entire book the first day, and we've read it at least twice (me to him, then him to me) each and every evening since we got it.

The simple text makes this a good early reader (though under-fours may be confused because the text doesn't match the picture...ie, "Cow asked a couple of pigs" is under a picture of horses, but older preschoolers will get the silly joke.)