A Birthday for Cow! (Giggle Gang)

by Jan Thomas (Author)

A Birthday for Cow! (Giggle Gang)
Reading Level: K − 1st Grade
Series: Giggle Gang

Perfect for fans of Elephant & Piggie, this beginning reader offers a laugh-out-loud story about birthday cakes, turnips . . . and friendship!

Pig and Mouse are hard at work baking the best birthday cake EVER for Cow. But it would be a lot easier if Duck wasn't hanging around, yammering on about turnips or some nonsense. (Sheesh!) With all this silliness going on, how will they manage to throw Cow a spectacular birthday party? Well, as it turns out, crazy Duck just might have had the right idea all along!

Featuring wacky humor, rowdy repetitions, irreverent dialogue, and a hilarious twist at the end, this book is now available in an accessible reader-size format and is sure to have young readers laughing out loud!

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Kirkus

From the calendar countdown on the front endpapers (Cow’s birthday is October 17th, if you’re curious) to a closing joke on the rear ones about using turnips as toothbrushes, this riotous read-aloud is guaranteed to have them rolling in the aisles. (Picture book. 4-6)

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School Library Journal


PreS-K   It's Cow's birthday, and Pig and Mouse decide to bake a cake. They follow the standard recipe, mixing eggs, flour, and sugar, but Duck wants to add a turnip. Outvoted, the duck nevertheless persists in trying to contribute the special ingredient, even as the others top off the finished treat with candles. A surprised Cow is overjoyed to be feted, and on seeing her friends hold up their gifts exclaims: "Is that what I think it is? Oh boy, this is the best birthday ever]a turnip." Told in simple language, this whimsical story is illustrated with somewhat abstract cartoon drawings in bright colors and strong black lines. Some of the spreads have a cluttered appearance that may be a bit confusing to the very young, but children will delight in the humor. - G. Alyssa Parkinson, Highland Township Library, MI

Copyright 2008 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission
Jan Thomas
Jan Thomas is the creator of Rhyming Dust Bunnies; Can You Make a Scary Face★; Here Comes the Big, Mean Dust Bunny!; Is Everyone Ready for Fun★; Even Robots Aren't Perfect; Even Robots Can Be Thankful!; Let's Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy; and Problem Solved!. She lives in Socorro, New Mexico.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780544174245
Lexile Measure
310
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Clarion Books
Publication date
April 01, 2014
Series
Giggle Gang
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV008000 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | General
JUV002000 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | General
JUV017100 - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Birthdays
Library of Congress categories
Friendship
Animals
Cake
Birthdays

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