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A rooster learns his sound(s)
Inspired by a pep talk from a cat, a rooster named Bob who's been spending his days merely clucking and never crowing flies the coop to find his true voice. Along the way, he meets many animals who teach him their sounds - but unfortunately not the one he's looking for. Away from the farm all night long, Bob is greeted early in the morning by just the right noise. It's dark by the time he gets back to the henhouse, and when a dangerous fox intrudes, Bob has an urgent reason to try his new crow before daybreak - but "cock-a-doodle-do" alone may not be enough to do the trick.
The tongue-in-cheek text and lively pictures will make this book a perfect story-time selection.
Author Notes
Tracey Campbell Pearson is the author and illustrator of many books for children, including Where Does Joe Go? She lives in Jericho Center, Vermont.
Reviews (5)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-K-Bob has a problem. Living as he does among the chickens, all he can do is cluck. But Henrietta the cat sets him straight: "Bob.-You need to stop clucking and learn how to crow-.That's what roosters do." This advice sends him on a search among the animals of field and forest for one who will teach him to crow. Before he gets it right, Bob has learned to "meow-meow," "woof-wag," "ribbet-ribbet-hop-hop," "moooooo," and even "yum-yum-bugs" (a substitute for cud-chewing); but he finally meets Fred, a rooster who obliges with the proper lesson. Back in the henhouse, Bob is too excited to sleep, so he is wide awake when a fox comes in. His "cock-a-doodle-do" doesn't scare the villain, but the rest of his repertoire terrifies the intruder, particularly his "yum-yum-fox." From then on Bob wakes Henrietta and the girls each morning, either with "cock-a-doodle-do" or, if he feels like it, with "Meow-Woof Ribbet-Moooo Yum-Yum-Bugs!" The droll, repetitious text, perfect for reading aloud, is delightfully complemented by bright, lively watercolor illustrations. Soft, pastoral, rough-sketched backgrounds are offset by vivid animal renderings, with Bob's bold black-and-white speckles and red comb and wattles stealing the show. The younger crowd will love it.-Marie Orlando, Suffolk Cooperative Library System, Bellport, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
A rooster with a bit of an identity crisis takes center coop in this lighthearted picture book about the sounds various animals make. Bob the rooster has always clucked right along with the chickens he lives with. But when Henrietta the cat tells Bob he needs to learn how to crow in order to "wake up the girls every morning" he's thrown. Henrietta offers the only help she can and teaches Bob to meow. Further farm and countryside research results in Bob mimicking all manner of noises "Woof,... Moo... and Ribbet-Ribbet-Hop-Hop" among them. At last, he happens upon a bird that resembles him and learns to deliver a rousing "cock-a-doodle-do!" However, it's Bob's mastery of other animals' expressions that proves particularly handy when a fox comes slinking around. Pearson's (Where Does Joe Go?) kicky pencil-and-watercolor scenes give this simple barnyard tale a vibrant sense of sound and movement. Bob's black-and-white speckled plumage and flame-red cock's comb offers readers something to crow about. Ages 3-6. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Horn Book Review
Bob the rooster learns a variety of animal noises before discovering how to crow properly. When a fox threatens the hen house one night, however, Bob's loud cock-a-doodle-do! doesn't work: he must use all the animal sounds he knows to frighten the fox away. Pearson's spirited illustrations for her funny tale give Bob a distinctive, enthusiastic personality. Storytime audiences will crow over this one. From HORN BOOK Spring 2003, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
Bob the rooster is going through an identity crisis in Pearson's (G-Rex, 2000, etc.) clever barnyard tale that combines subtle humor with colorful watercolor illustrations and lively rough-line drawings. Bob happily clucks along with his chicken coopmates until Henrietta, a cat, tells him frankly, "You need to stop clucking and learn how to crow so you can wake up the girls every morning. That's what roosters do." Bob, taking Henrietta's advice and a newfound ability to meow, sets off from the chicken coop to find a rooster who can teach him to crow properly. Along the way, Bob learns how to woof and wag from a dog, ribbet and hop from frogs, and moo and eat bugs from cows. A comical scenario unfolds when, as Bob is walking through the trees at night, "a stranger called out, Whoo? Whoo? Whoo?' Not wanting to be rude, Bob whispered, Bob, Bob, Bob' . . . and so it went all night long, over and over again." Finally, Fred the rooster is able to teach Bob how to crow, and Bob returns triumphant to the chicken coop. But the story is not over yet. A fox decides to disturb the peaceful scene, and Bob's menagerie of acquired animal sounds, dancing in waves across the page, is the only thing to scare the hungry predator away. From the blooming yellow and orange day lilies and cattails to Bob's striking black-and-white plumage, Pearson has added her unique whimsical touch to the pastoral beauty of the countryside. A lighthearted, wonderfully illustrated story. (Picture book. 3-6)
Booklist Review
PreS^-K. The animal that speaks in barnyard tongues (the chicken that moos; the dog that clucks) is certainly not a new idea. John Lawrence's This Little Chick [BKL F 1 02] and Jules Feiffer's Bark, George! (1999) are both fine examples. But Pearson enlivens her take on the theme with especially striking illustrations that follow rooster Bob through the farm and woods as he picks up "meows," "ribbets," and so on from his animal neighbors--until another rooster reminds him how to crow. A fox threatening the henhouse is unfazed by Bob's "cock-a-doodle-doo," but when Bob lets loose his wild symphony of newly learned animal sounds, the fox flees and the barnyard is safe. The text, filled with noises that will encourage rowdy story hours, moves along at just the right clip, and the appealing watercolor art captures all the action and farce. Bob's magnificent black-and-white spotted plumage leaps out from the soft meadows and dark trees, and Pearson finds the distinct personality in each animal character. A visual treat for lap or group sharing. --Gillian Engberg