Customer Reviews

Minnie and Moo Go Dancing

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

We read Minnie and Moo Go to the Moon and found that charming.

This book doesn't live up to it. The hamburger episode just didn't seem age appropriate in a child's book where kids relate to characters. Beginning books don't often deal with death, let alone animal cannibalism.

At issue, at one point, Minnie and Moo (the cow "stars" of the book.) are offered hamburgers which they later surmise to be their friends (now deceased) that we met at the beginning of the book.

I read this to my daughter when she was about five years old and she was horrified by the fact that the cows go to a party and eat hamburgers.

Moo says, "This is tasty!" Minnie gasps, and tells her that beef is made of cows like them, and they assume that Moo has eaten her friend "Madge Holstein". They even have a burial for the cooked meat and Moo apologizes to "Madge" posthumously.

We received the book as a gift and I hadn't read it before. After I read the page about the cows eating their friend, I did some quick creative storytelling and ended storytime promptly to try to minimize the damage! I gave it to my vegan, PETA-loving sister, thinking she might appreciate it, but she thought it was too creepy to read to her children as well. It wound up in the trash.

There are too many great children's books out there to waste precious storytime on this one. This book is just plain disturbing.

By Mrs. Fisher's 2nd Grade Class

Meet Minnie and Moo, two fun-loving, hilarious, and crazy cows. These cows get into a lot of trouble in Minnie and Moo Go Dancing. Minnie and Moo have not been invited to the farmer's dancing party, so they invite themselves. Hilarity ensues when the girls get dressed in prom dresses, wigs, girdles, and makeup. They go in disguise as the farmer's sisters and meet some crazy and funny guys, Bobo and Hank. Will the people at the party discover their true identities? What will happen when Moo eats a hamburger by mistake?

This book is great for 2nd graders to read on their own, but enjoyable for people of any age. We give this book five stars!

I find Cazet's slapstick and silliness offensive at times. I never find it very entertaining, because I don't find absurdity appealing. I love humor, but not the absurd. That said, I'm willing to accept absurdity that has its own internal logic, which this book doesn't. How does the story progress from Minnie wanting thumbs to Minnie wanting to go dancing? There is no connection at all: you don't need thumbs to dance. And then, why must the cows dress up in wigs, dresses, girdles, and lipstick in order to dance? Again, no connection between dancing and wearing dresses. And the cannibalism is a huge turnoff. The last two sentences make no sense at all, because two of the characters mentioned were never in the story to begin with.

My daughter brought this book home from school as part of her nightly reading list, and when she got to the part about the cows eating their friends, I stopped her and read the rest myself. She was not allowed to finish this propaganda for veganism. This is the worst children's book I have seen so far, but I guarantee I will be paying very good attention from now on. Disgusting.

This is one of the weirdest books I have ever read. I was reading it to my little sister and she did not quite understand how the hamburgers could be Minnie and Moo's friends. I don't think that's a very good thing to put into children's books. Overall, this book was very strange! Don't spend your money on it, buy one of my favorites like "The Berenstain Bears" series or the "Amelia Bedilia" books.

I got this adorable book for my kids -- but I think I like it even more than they do! It's for grades 1-3, so it's easy to read... but not simple-minded or boring like other early readers. My eight year old says, "This book is so funny! Minnie and Moo decide to go dancing, and there is a big mix-up with the cousins (humans!). I think every child should have this book -- THAT'S how funny it is. We also have "Minnie and Moo Go To The Moon" and that's just as good, too.

This is one of the funniest early readers I have ever seen. Now I want to go buy the other one, Minnie and Moo go to the Moon. This one is sweet, thoughtful, and has laughs for kids and parents. I loved it! (A parent)

My daughter loves the minnie and moo books! She thinks they are hysterical.

My 7 yr. old daughter had this on her 2nd grade summer reading list for school. We got it from the library and laughed so hard while reading it. She must have read it 5 times out loud to every family member she could find. I decided to buy some M&M books for my almost 7 yr. old niece for her b'day. It's a great 1st grade to 2nd grade reading level book. Content wise, ages 6-8 will get most of the jokes. The wonderful illustrations help to make these cows funny as they really support the jokes in the book. I was not offended by the girdle references in the book (as some others were) as I told my daughter it's a form of underwear and at this age, anything having to do with underwear is funny.