Summary
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.
Harriet Ziefert is a children's author born in 1941 in New Jersey. She has written several hundred children's books, including the Little Hippo series. Ziefert and illustrator Emilie Bon have collaborated on a series of "Little Hippo" books, the first of which was published in 1988 by Viking Penguin. The books are written for children between 1 1/2 to 5 years-of-age. They are intended to help children deal with change, like the addition of a new baby to the family or moving to a new house.
Her titles include Little Hippo's New Baby, Little Hippo's New Friend, Little Hippo's New School and Grandpa, Will You Play With Me?
(Bowker Author Biography)
