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With a "moo" and a "quack" and a" chimmy chimmy chuck," and a cat that goes "fiddle-i-fee," this lively board book about a gaggle of noisy barnyard animals brings new life to a zany, delightful, and well-known song. Artist Emily Bolam's appealing pictures, all painted in dazzling colors, simply pop with energy and good humor. What a wonderful presentation of the traditional English cumulative rhyme. It's fun to look at and fun to read aloud--and also a great way to introduce young children to farm animals and the sounds they make. It all begins with the kitty: "I had a cat and the cat pleased me, and I fed my cat under yonder tree," "Cat goes fiddle-i-fee," Before long, each animal is enjoying its meal, and expressing very loud appreciation. The horse neighs, the pig goes griffy-gruffy, the sheep baa-baas, and the cow moos in a happy cacophonous chorus. And the pictures pulse with color; everything's in astonishingly brilliant reds, glowing greens, shimmering blues, and sunshine yellows as dynamic as the chattering creatures themselves. Kids will want to read this over and over again. |