Book Eighteen: Click Clack Moo

Click Clack Moo by Doreen Cronin
Publisher: Little Simon (October 4, 2011)
Illustrations by Betsy Lewin
Lexile: 160L


This is a story about a group of cows who decide to strike against giving milk to the farmer until he meets a list of their demands. The cows type a series of letters demanding that they get their needs met or they will go on strike. The farmer at first denies the request and says that he will not give in to their demands, but as time goes on he decides to compromise with the cows. 


This is a story that I really enjoyed because it made me laugh, and it has so many underlining themes that are important to talk to kids about. The characters are great in this book because I can really imagine what it is like to be a cow, and how they are serious about getting their demands. The language of the book flowed very well, and there was a large amount of repetition which is great for younger aged students. This story is also full of alliteration and personification. It's comical to see a cow hunched over a type writer a lot like a human would do. The author also uses foreshadowing to help students get an idea of what is to come in the story. Overall I thought it was a great book for younger students, and it is full of things you could teach and would be a very beneficial resource. This is also a good book to introduce the idea of unions and the idea of strike.


The illustrations are very well done in this story, and they really add to the comical part of the story. I couldn't help but laugh when I saw the cows all crowded around this little typewriter. They are well done and well reflective of what the text says. 


I would use this in my classroom to either talk about unions and/or strikes (for older students), or I would use it to work on alliteration, personification, and onomatopoeia. 




Thanks for reading!


Gorms