Because of his nickname, Mr Moo received this book from his Aunty Mimo some time ago and since then it has been a very regular bedtime read in our house.
Millie Moo is the story of a crazy cow (her own description!!) who is on the hunt for her farmyard friends. On each page through a circular hole, Millie catches a glimpse of something which she thinks is familiar (e.g. sheep’s woolly coat) but when she turns the page she discovers that its something very unexpected (like a monkey wearing a jumper!!).
The sections visible through the holes are so tactile that you can’t help touching them and the pages are very cleverly laid out with fun images and wacky typefaces.
(The above image is from the US version, in our copy the monkey is wearing a jumper not a sweater )
The story is made up of witty rhyming text which will have the reader smiling and the listener delighted. For example, the page displaying a very brightly coloured zebra reads “the Zebra said to me, it may be a funny sight, but the multicoloured look is this season’s black and white”.
If you don’t want to know how the story ends, look away now…… for those of you who just can’t wait to read the book, you’ll be relieved to know that things end happily, Millie finds all of her friends on the last page which folds out to double size. Mr Moo loves this page, he gets a real kick out of identifying each of the animals and imitating their noises.
This book is great for lots of reasons but the sensible-mammy in me must point out that it’s a really sturdy board book which, as has been proven in our house, can be dropped, pulled and lets just say ‘enjoyed’ without suffering any damage. The pages are slightly glossy which means that they can be wiped down if (or more like when) needed.
At around €7.50/£6.72 a copy, Millie Moo is a super addition to any tot’s library.
Tags: Books, picture book, toddler
