No matter how Moose braids, coils, or nets his wiry "moosetache," he winds up with a hair don't. His Rapunzel-length locks snag his ankles, dangle from his antlers, and sometimes obscure his face altogether. "Then, call it fate, call it destiny (it was probably dumb luck), but one day Moose tripped on his moosetache and just had no time to duck." He crashes into the female moose of his dreams, who teaches him to glue his 'stache into manageable twirls. In the suitably sappy finale, the moose twosome vows to stick together through "Good hair days. Bad hair days." The exact nuances of Palatini's wordplay might elude preschoolers, but the fun is unmistakable: "Moose was in a frizzy tizzy. The moosetache was completely crimping his style." She uses rhyme and alliteration without sticking to a predictable rhythm: "He simply could not flambe his souffle with all of those whiskers in the way." Cole exaggerates Moose's whiskers and aggrieved facial expressions. Meanwhile, key words appear in bold font, sentences reel irrepressibly across the pages, and the text and illustrations both exude bouncy energy. A fun read!
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Wow. My very first picture book -- PIGGIE PIE!, is celebrating
it's fifteenth anniversary this year! It tickles me to know that
'Gritch' is still giving giggles.
Visit her and my other characters on my website: www.margiepalatini.com
it's fifteenth anniversary this year! It tickles me to know that
'Gritch' is still giving giggles.
Visit her and my other characters on my website: www.margiepalatini.com
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A delightful tongue twister,
By mom reader (PA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Moosetache (Paperback)
This is one of my favorite children's books. My kids love it and it is fun to read. I can be a tongue twister but that is part of the fun.
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Fun Way to Introduce a Skill,
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This review is from: Moosetache (Paperback)
My 2nd grade class loved this moose, and thought the story was quite funny. Whenever possible I use a story to introduce reading strategies or skills. This story was used to introduce the prefix un-. I debated over a 4 star or 5 star rating. I decided on a 5 star because the humor was appealing to my second grade students.
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So that's what the family goop is!,
By "bcjewel" (Kelowna, BC, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Moosetache (Paperback)
We actually bought the Mooseltoe book first, which my 3 year old absolutely adored, then saw this book at the library shortly thereafter. Of course, we HAD to borrow it. After reading this book, we understood what the "tried and true family goop" was - glue! This is a fun book with a silly premice. A great preschooler book.
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