Skip to My Lou [Board book]

Nadine Bernard Westcott (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2000 | Grade Level: P and up

Called a "riotous story" by "Booklist" and named a Best Children's Book by "Redbook, " Westcott's hilarious twist on a favorite song is now available in a sturdy board book format perfect for little hands. Full color.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

"Flies in the sugarbowl,
Shoo fly shoo.
Cats in the buttermilk,
Two by two.
Pigs in the parlor,
What'll I do?
Skip to my Lou,
My darling!"

Left to mind the farm while his parents go shopping, a little boy watches helplessly as the barnyard animals take over. Well, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em! Soon he's sharing in the hullabaloo, frolicking with the cows in the kitchen, the sheep in the bathtub, and the roosters in the pantry, helping to make a major mess. In the spirit of Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond's If You Give a Pig a Pancake (the pigs in the parlor are even eating pancakes!), this lively adaptation of the well-loved song is guaranteed to perk up the dullest day. Nadine Bernard Westcott creates a riot of sounds, sights, and giggles for the young and old. As in her other song-to-book adaptations (including Peanut Butter and Jelly and I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly), the lyrics form most of the text, while Westcott's delightfully chaotic watercolors turn the simple song into a hilarious story. The small board book format is ideal for little hands (and teeth). Recommended use: Sing-along! (Baby to preschool) --Emilie Coulter

From Publishers Weekly

Blithe and bucolic, Westcott's illustrations add considerable zip to the perennial song favorite. Ages 4-8.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Board book: 22 pages
• Publisher: LB Kids (April 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316738174
• ISBN-13: 978-0316930918
• ASIN: 0316930911
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.5 x 6.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #874,600 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Nadine Bernard Westcott has illustrated over 100 books, including I KNOW AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FLY, PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY, MISS MARY MACK, SILLY MILLY, GOING ON A BOOK HUNT,THE LIBRARY DOORS, UP DOWN AND AROUND, EENSY WEENSY SPIDER, and DO PIRATES TAKE BATHS?. Initially, she designed greeting cards for Hallmark Cards and later, Hartland Cards, a company she and her husband operated in Woodstock, VT. Today, Nadine lives in Nantucket, MA and divides her time between illustrating and designing her own line of fabrics.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars be careful - may be wrong version, October 11, 2002

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C Hoff (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Skip to My Lou (Board book)

this is a great book, at least in it's original form. i first saw it in the doctor's office. our pediatrician says that it's his favorite kids' book. however, the 2 copies I received from amazon were a shorter version, only 24 pages. in this shorter version, the action ends abruptly with the house in a mess. in the real version (30 pages - the one that's advertised here) there is a final verse in which the animals hurriedly clean the house before the parents come home. make sure you get that one!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A stimulating version of the song, February 15, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Skip to My Lou (Turtleback)

This book can be read, but it is even better when the text is sung. It is repetitive in style making it conducive to participation by young or slower children. Year after year this is always the favorite book of the students in my special education classroom. It is one book that my students can mimic reading on their own. A+

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Six pages missing from new edition, May 11, 2005

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Stephanie Relfe (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Skip to My Lou (Board book)

I was going to give this book five stars after I got it out of the library. Then I ordered the book from amazon - to be stunned to see that the last SIX pages, some of the funnier ones, are missing! They are:

"Look at the clock, it's a quarter to two. Goodness gracious, what will we do? Hurry quick it's up to you" and showing the animals cleaning up and running back to their paddocks.

The book makes little sense without these.