Dooby Dooby Moo

1. Bibliographic Data
Cronin, Doreen. Dooby Dooby Moo. New York: Atheneum, 2009.

2. Plot Summary
Dooby Dooby Moo is about farm animals that compete in a talent show at the local fair. The cows sang, the sheep sang, the pigs did an interpretive dance, and the duck directed them all. The grand prize at the fair is a trampoline that he really wants. Farmer Brown thinks something is going on with the animals, so he listens to them every night. He doesn't want to leave them alone, and he decides to take them to the fair. The duck sings in the talent show, and ends up winning the trampoline. The farm animals do the talent show and win all with out Farmer Brown finding out.

3. Critical Analysis
Dooby Dooby Moo is an adorable, entertaining read for young children. The story line is fun loving, and allows children to sing along. The songs the farm animals sing are set to tunes from familiar songs. The text in the book is very appeasing, and will keep the child's attention with its different font, text all over the page, and little footnotes. The illustrations are full of color, and compliments the text wonderfully. The story line will teach children that if they want something bad enough, and they practice, practice, practice, that they can get it.

4. Awards and Review Excerpt(s)
*Golden Archer Award 07-08
*National Parenting Publications Award 2006
*Kirkus Reviews..."Lewin's watercolors delightfully extend Cronin's text."

5. Connections
*A good idea would be to pair this book up with other Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin books. They have multiple other books about these farm animals.
*You could ask the children what some of their talents are, and hold an impromptu talent show like the in the book.

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