A Classic That Stands the Test of Time

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	• Moo, Baa, La La La (Boynton) Sandra Boynton Simon & Schuster Children's, 2004 - 14 pages average customer review:based on 142 reviews view larger image
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Kids Just Love it

All the good things you've heard about this book are true. My fifteen-month-old daughter loves books and has about 25, and while she's normally content to just sit and leaf through the pages, once or twice a day she'll bring a book to me and put it in my hand, obviously asking me to read it to her. Moo Baa La La La is ALWAYS the first book she picks up. She just loves it and wants me to read it to her two or three times in a row (good thing it's a short book!) This book obviously has universal appeal that all kids love.

No, No, That's All Wrong!

Shakespeare knew it, and parents and other adults know it: People love a comedy of errors. Perhaps the most delighted audience is the youngest; toddlers love hearing mistakes and correcting them. It's a surefire hit for their certain sense of humor, and Sandra Boynton exploits this beautifully in this small board book.

Just a few set-up lines and Boynton is ready for the book's main joke:

"A cow says MOO."
"A sheep says BAA."
"Three singing pigs say LA LA LA!"

"'No, no!' you say, 'that isn't right.
The pigs say OINK all day and night.'"

Practice your dramatic abilities and really ham it up (pun intended) when you read the singing pigs and "that isn't right" lines on pages 3 and 4. There's also some action (dogs chasing cats), and a nice quizzical conclusion: ("It's quiet now. What do you [underlined] say?")

Boynton's familiar style is whimsical and slightly tongue-in-cheek. Her animals have very expressive, human-looking emotions, conveyed mostly through the eyes. For example, a quacking duck and a neighing horse aren't intrinsically very interesting, but when they're facing each other with similarly baffled faces, there's a subtle humor. The singing pigs, by the way, are anything but subtle. They're pizzazed out in coordinating striped pants, solid sports coats, and elegant white bow ties. They excited pigs dance in unison and hold canes in a showy vaudeville style. For a short and simple board book aimed at the very young, this is lots of fun. For older toddlers, take a look at Boynton's counting book with a difference: "Hippos Go Berserk!" She knows and loves her animals, and so will your little one.

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Baby's Favorite

This is clearly my 8 month-old son's favorite book. He loves the pictures, animal sounds and rhymes, and giggles and laughs throughout the book. He recently began turning the pages on his own- and turns them at the appropriate times because of the rhyming. This book is the perfect size for his little hands and our little diaper bag. We bring it everywhere and read it over and over.

A Classic That Stands the Test of Time

I first bought this book for my nephew who is now 17 years old and we loved it so much that I bought it for my baby before he was even born. It's smart and funny and I don't tire of reading it to my son over and over and over... In fact, we have it memorized and we'll recite it on car rides to help pass the time.

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