For now we’ll just have to leave it at “really good story” and be satisfied with that. I wish I could remember whether or not it appears in Tales for Little Rebels (no index) or I’d quote you some good old-fashioned union politics as well.
It’s a picture book about the man keeping you down. Unfortunately for Farmer Brown, the ducks have learned from all this, leaving us with a smile at the ending.” What’s worse for the farmer is that the strike spreads to the cold hens as well.
All they want is electric blankets for the cold barn. “The duck was a neutral party.” How you top sentences like that?Ĭhildren’s Literature described the plot as, ” ‘Cows that type? Impossible!’ That’s what Farmer Brown thinks when he first hears the ‘click, clack’ from the barn, but then he reads the note the cows write him. We’ve talked about how a lot of the books on this list make for good readalouds, but this book is, for me, a staple. Si, se puede! Yes they can! When Labor Day rolls around and I need to make a labor-related book display (oh yeah, that’s how I roll) what do I like to pull out? Nothing short of the old Click, Clack, Moo. (Feb.#39 Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Betsy Lewin (2000) Kids and underdogs everywhere will cheer for the clever critters that calmly and politely stand up for their rights, while their human caretaker becomes more and more unglued. Cronin humorously turns the tables on conventional barnyard dynamics Lewin's bold, loose-lined watercolors set a light and easygoing mood that matches Farmer Brown's very funny predicament. But, much to his dismay, the cows are not the only creatures that can type. With help from a neutral duck mediator, the exasperated Farmer Brown finally makes concessions.
Through the use of the man's shadow, Lewin communicates his rage: the straw in his hat creates the appearance of his hair on end.
Sincerely, The Cows."" When Farmer Brown denies the cows' request, the bovine organizers go on strike. Lewin (Araminta's Paint Box) conveys the fellow's shock as he reads: ""Dear Farmer Brown, The barn is very cold at night. Things really get out of hand when the cows began airing their grievances. Farmer Brown is dumbfounded when his cows discover an old typewriter in the barn and begin experimenting (""All day long he hears click, clack, moo. Plucky barnyard denizens unite to improve their working conditions in this hilarious debut picture book from Cronin (appropriately enough, an attorney).
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