Customer Reviews

A Particular Cow

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First graders particularly liked this tale of a cow taking her usual Saturday stroll. As the hilarious events unfold, critters large and small join in the fun, adding their own humorous commentary. Our six and seven year olds enjoyed the cartoony watercolor and ink illustrations, and noticed the foreshadowing of each upcoming accident-- from bloomers, to brides, to boats-- through visual clues found at the page's edge. These young reviewers recommend this title as a readaloud for grades K and 1, and encourage the author to write a sequel with more mammals contributing to the mischief!

I read a review about Mem Fox and how her books were highly recommended for reading to children. I purchased all I could at the time, and read them to my grandson every time I visit. He loves the pictures and the stories.

I got this book because we love Mem Fox, it's a cute story ... not in my top 3 Mem Fox stories ... but still a cute story that my very active two year old will sit still for.

This was a huge disappointment to me. I picked this book up at the local library - I usually grab 5-6 books randomly off the shelf for my son. He likes barnyard animal books so I thought this one might be good. But it had no plot, no ending, and was just a series of silly things happening that did not seem educational or valuable at all. There weren't even very many words so I had a hard time reading this "story" (which is a stretch as it is mostly just pictures) to my son.