Cowlick! (Deluxe Golden Book) [Library Binding]

Christin Ditchfield (Author), Rosalind Beardshaw (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up | Series: Deluxe Golden Book

. . . She comes in the middle of the night, when everyone is sleeping. When she sees a smooth little head on a pillow, she can't resist giving it a cow kiss—sluuurrrp! Cowlick! gives young readers an imaginative and playful explanation for the "bedhead" that afflicts us all!


From the Hardcover edition.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Young bedhead sufferers, take heart! Ditchfield's picture-book debut imagines a playful explanation as to how children who go to bed with neat hair wake up with some wild 'dos in the morning. It's all because of a mysterious but kindly bovine nighttime visitor. Some readers may feel uneasy believing that they could be slurped by a cow while they sleep. But many adults—and kids—who've tried to tame the tufts of wild hair known by the titular term will likely find much to chuckle about here. Brief rhyming couplets set the scene as Beardshaw's (Grandma's Surprise) cheery, close-perspective acrylic paintings depict the action. She seems to take particular glee in fashioning the sturdily wavy "once-flat hair now standing tall" on three brothers' heads. The cowlick on an additional (furry) member of the family—shown on the final spread—is not to be missed. Ages 2-5. (Jan.)
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From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 1—An attention-grabbing, shiny, wet-looking streak splashes across the cover like a big slurp while a cow-shaped shadow skulks across the endpapers. Within this clever package, simple rhymes on bold spreads tell the story of a mysterious cowlick. Finally, there is a reasonable explanation for all of the hair that goes astray in the night: when kids are sleeping, the cowlick cow comes along and plants a big sloppy kiss on their heads. "To the bedside she comes sneaking/Lifting covers, gently peeking/Sees a face so soft and sweet/Framed with hair so smooth and neat…." Appealingly rich and textured paintings on full spreads depict the course of the cowlick night and the morning after, lending the text a perfect fuzzy nighttime quality. The short, lively text makes this fun for sharing aloud with large groups of young children, especially those with heads marked by the cow's kisses.—Julie Roach, Cambridge Public Library, MA
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Library Binding: 40 pages
• Publisher: Golden Books (January 9, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375935401
• ISBN-13: 978-0375935404
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 0.4 x 10.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,565,395 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Christin Ditchfield is an accomplished educator, author, conference speaker, and host of the internationally syndicated radio program, Take It To Heart!(R) Using real life stories, rich word pictures, Biblical illustrations, and touches of humor, Christin calls believers to enthusiastically seek after God, giving them practical tools to help deepen their personal relationship with Christ.

Christin's articles, essays, and columns have appeared in numerous national and international magazines. She is the author of more than 50 books, including "A Family Guide to Narnia," "A Family Guide to the Bible," and "A Way With Words: What Women Should Know About the Power They Possess."

As a former preschool and elementary school teacher, Christin has a special place in her heart for children -- and for sharing with them her own life-long love of reading and learning. Many of her books have been written specifically for this purpose.

A frequent guest on radio and television programs such as Open Line, Midday Connection, Truth Talk Live, HomeWord with Jim Burns, and Dr. D. James Kennedy's "Truths That Transform," Christin holds a masters degree in Biblical Theology from Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie, TX.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ironic Surprise!, March 25, 2010

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Greenbean - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cowlick! (Deluxe Golden Book) (Hardcover)

I have 3 little boys and when my oldest two were little and used to wake up in the morning we would laugh at how their hair looked. We imagined a story of a sweet cow (we named her Bessie) who snuck into their rooms at night and gave them a big lick on their heads to show them she loved them. My middle child who is in 1st grade came home with this book from the school library last week. He read it to me and I just about fell out of my chair. It was the story I used to tell them about Bessie, minus the cow in the book actually having a name. I loved this book so much because it obviously has special meaning to our family since it is the same story I made up way back when my 10 year old was just a toddler and because just like us it has 3 sons/brothers in the story. I am buying Cowlick from Amazon to add or our boy's library not just because it has special meaning but because it is a super sweet story.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars my daughter is obsessed with this book!, October 20, 2008

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Margaret Clearmont "wranglerwoman79" (Southern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cowlick! (Deluxe Golden Book) (Hardcover)

She absolutely loves it. She loves to have it read to her and she will also sit for a long time and pretend to read it to herself (she is only 2 so she can't read). She even knows what page to make the slurping sound on.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous, Funny & Unforgettable!, March 7, 2008

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Paulina Testerman "Kannonsmama" (Sarasota, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cowlick! (Deluxe Golden Book) (Hardcover)

This book is funny and smart. The art work is amazing... true art work rather than just some drawings slapped into a book. My kid giggles and cackles every time I read the words "SLURP... SLURP"... as I pretend I lick em'!
SHort enough to keep a kid's attention... yet long enough to unwind with your little rugrat. Great bedtime or anytime book. This one is my kid's favorite... and age appropriate for anyone! A must-have for all kid's libraries... and a great gift! I've bought one for every baby shower i've been invited to!