Sixteen Cows

Sixteen Cows

By Lisa Wheeler, Illustrated By Kurt Cyrus

We have a farm and own cows, so I could not pass this one up after reading some good reviews.  I'm sure happy I didn't.  This book is a lively tale of two cowpokes whose land meets together at the fence line.  After their fence is blown away their cows decide to mingle together.  They try to get their cows split back up by singing them a song, a very silly song.  The cows get awfully confused and the two ranchers decide to call a truce and raise their cows together.  

Why your children will love this book:  The rhyming of this book alone makes it very fun.  It is very silly.  Definitely not a before bed calm story, my kids smile as we read it.  The best part is the repetition of the cows names, such as Butter-Box and Jelly Toes it brings giggles every time.

Why I love it:  As stated it is super fun ;)  The rhyming and the cow poke dialogue is very engaging.  The illustrations are great too.  And of course the song they sing their cows is a lot of fun.  Most importantly, my kids really love it.  Our paperback copy has been used and abused, also known as loved dearly.  I must say if you ever heard the Diamond Rio song Meet In The Middle you will get is stuck in your head after reading this book somehow... at least I do.

Age Recommendation:  Two & up

Sample Verse:  The cows all did the two-step, as Gene commenced to singin'.  They trotted down to Biddle Ranch, their cowbells just a-ringin'!