Moo Hoo

(Board book)

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This adorable story full of onomatopoeia, about making new friends and keeping the old will have readers saying, "WOO HOO!" Cow and Owl are best friends. MOO HOO! They do everything together, like make music (TWO COO) and go trick-or-treating together (BOO! BOO!). But when a strange playmate shows up (ROO NEW), they will discover that three is better than two (NEW TRUE CREW). From the team that brought you the adorable hit Ribbit Rabbit, Moo Hoo combines another spare and effortlessly clever text with retro and eye-catching illustrations, and is sure to delight young readers and their parents alike.

Reviews

A winning display of finding the high ground and paved with particularly sweet verbal compression. * Kirkus reviews on MOO HOO *
The rhythmic, onomatopoeic text is a pretty music, the kind of song you'd sing in the dark to lift your spirits. Equally joyful and engaging-and that's a tall order-is Lowery's artwork. . . . A mingling of the ridiculous with the sublime for a spellbinding effect. * Kirkus Reviews, starred review of RIBBIT RABBIT *
This economy of language makes it ideal for reading aloud or for beginning readers. However, the illustrations marry well with the text, and fill in the narrative where the writing leaves it open. * SLJ on RIBBIT RABBIT *
Ryan has so much fun coming up with increasingly ridiculous wildlife . . . this book will stand up to multiple rereadings. * Kirkus Reviews on ANIMAL HOUSE *
The use of portmanteau is clever, and the large, acrylic illustrations are imaginative, bringing each part of the animal house to life. * SLJ on ANIMAL HOUSE *

Author Bio

Candace Ryan is also the author of Animal House, Zoo Zoom!, Moo Hoo, Ribbit Rabbit, Red Light, Green Lion, and Ewe and Eye. She spent nine years as a special education teacher and now lives in Southern California with her husband and son. @CandaceRyan www.candaceryanbooks.com Mike Lowery is an illustrator, fine artist, and graphic designer. He is the illustrator of Jo Nesbo's novel Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder, the Gingerbread Man Loose series, and Ken Jennings' Young Genius Guides. He is also a professor of illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. He lives in Georgia. @MikeLoweryStudio www.mikelowery.com