Moosey Moose (Thingy Things) [Hardcover]

Chris Raschka (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2000 | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Thingy Things

Moosey Moose wants his long pants.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Moosey Moose is mad. Why? Because he wants his long pants. If you're wondering how a moose wears pants, well, he wears them on his antlers. Sure, the Thingy Thing books are silly and without closure. But that's not really the point. Caldecott Honor artist Chris Raschka masterfully captures the essence of each creature in swift brushstrokes and proposes amusingly unlikely scenarios that are sure to get a giggle. Designed for children just learning to read, all the Thingy Thing books reinforce simple sounds and word repetition. Don't miss the rest of the books in the series: Sluggy Slug, Wormy Worm, and Whaley Whale. (Preschool to beginning readers) --Karin Snelson

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-K-Moosey Moose (he actually looks more like a bull) is having a tantrum because he wants his long pants. Sluggy Slug just won't go, and Whaley Whale hides under an upholstered chair. Wormy Worm "wiggles and woggles" to such a degree that it's difficult to see "Which end is front" and "Which end is back." Using muted shades of earth-tone colors, Raschka fills in his thick black-line drawings with broad brush strokes. On the back covers the publisher states, "The THINGY THINGS series teaches young children to read using simple sounds paired with easy word repetitions." Unfortunately, the illustrations don't always support the text. For example, one spread features a picture of stubborn Moosey Moose opposite the words: "His long pants." Readers will need some decoding skills or an excellent sight vocabulary to be able to read them. While the format is just right for little hands and the sometimes whimsical illustrations are not completely without child appeal, these titles lack the staying power of Raschka's earlier work.
Alicia Eames, New York City Public Schools
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 24 pages
• Publisher: Hyperion; 1st edition (March 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786805811
• ISBN-13: 978-0786805815
• Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 5.7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,727,658 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mad About Moosey Moose, June 18, 2000

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This review is from: Moosey Moose (Thingy Things) (Hardcover)

Chris Raschka's Moosey Moose, from the Thingy Things series, is a terrific children's book. It uses very simple sounds and words in repetition to teach kids to read. In this story Moosey Moose is mad because he wants his long pants -- not his short pants! (Our nephew who wears shorts in winter and long pants in summer loves Moosey Moose!) The illustrations are wonderful. It is the first of our son's books that both mommy & daddy can recite by heart!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Moosey Moose is brilliant, January 10, 2002

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kyjex (Portland, Oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Moosey Moose (Thingy Things) (Hardcover)

I saw this book while browsing in my favorite bookstore and immediately loved it, even though I was at least 12 years older than the readers it is written for. The drawings and story are perfect for children, but older readers will get a kick out of Moosey Moose too. I love the page wherein "Moosey Moose is mad" and also the illustration of him snubbing his short pants in favor of the longer ones. This is the best of the four Thingy Things books I've seen. It is so delightful that Moosey Moose has been a topic of conversation at my high school for a year so far.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A thought provoking metaphor, November 18, 2011

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Dawn M. Martin "Squirrely Girl" (Eastern Shore, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Moosey Moose (Thingy Things) (Hardcover)

While Moosey Moose doesn't have the tense build up of the Whaley Whale storyline, his avant garde sense of fashion and firm stance on what he wants can be a statement of the bigger picture of going with your gut regardless of the pressure that society puts on you (to wear short pants or long pants, as the case may be). One should not be tethered to the constraints of wearing pants on their lower extremities. They should be free to wear them on their antlers - or lacking antlers, one should be free to wear their pants on their head. At least that's what I got out of this wonderfully illustrated story :)