Oink-a-Doodle-Moo

I read the book Oink-a-Doodle-Moo by Jef Czekaj. It is a children’s easy reader picture book. The book is at the reading level for ages 3-6. The book was published in 2012, so it is a newly published book. I came across the book in the Plymouth District Library in the New Books section.
The book

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is intended to be read out loud to a group of young children who maybe aren’t reading themselves yet. It allows the reader to read the book with lots of enthusiasm and expression as there aren’t a lot of words throughout the book. However, the words that do make up the book are animal noises. This allows for even more fun reading the book and more enjoyment and interaction of the listeners. The animal noises can be read loud or soft depending on the animal, and the reader can involve the listeners by having them sound out the animal noises that are repeated throughout the story. The end of the book compiles all different sorts of animal noises into one long phrase. It would also be a fun activity to have the kids try and say the entire animal noise compilation that the author wrote.
Because there aren’t a lot of words in the book, reviewing the story may seem challenging to some. However, it’s the author’s intention to not have a lot of words as he gears the book toward younger less experienced readers. He also comprises the words the text that is in the book with the pictures that basically tell the entire story. He involves common animals that also have fun, known noises so the listeners can participate.
Lots of children are also familiar with the game of telephone, where one person says something to another which is passed along from listener to listener until it reaches the final person who may or may not have the same phrase or word as the starter. The game of telephone is the main idea between the farm animals as they share their animal noises and add on their own to the previous animals. This game is relatable and fun for young children.
The pictures and text are appropriate for the intended audience. Young children may not be able to read, but the reader reading the story is able to communicate the sounds and noises to the listeners, the children are knowledgeable of the animals presented, and the text is simple and can be followed easily. The book doesn’t communicate any certain message to the reader or listener. However once again, that is not the intention of the book. It is a book meant to be read or listened to for pure enjoyment and silliness. It can also be seen as a lesson for learning animal noises if the audience is not yet aware of different animal noises and the animals in which they come from. In that case, it has a good informational side as well.

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