Oink-a-Doodle-Moo

by Jef Czekaj, Jef Czekaj (Illustrator)

Overview

Psst, listen up.
Are you ready?

Oink!
Oink-a-Doodle
Oink-a-Doodle-Doo
Oink-a-Doodle-Moo

Now you say it back. . . .

A barnyard game of telephone goes wildly wrong in this hilarious picture book that demands to be read out loud.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062060112
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	06/12/2012
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	11.30(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Jef Czekaj is a cartoonist, children’s book author and illustrator, and musician. His comic, Grampa and Julie: Shark Hunters, ran in Nickelodeon magazine for more than ten years. Jef’s other picture books include Cat Secrets and Dog Rules; Oink-a-Doodle-Moo; and Austin, Lost in America. He lives in Somerville, MA. You can visit him online at www.czekaj.com.

Jef Czekaj is a cartoonist, children’s book author and illustrator, and musician. His comic, Grampa and Julie: Shark Hunters, ran in Nickelodeon magazine for more than ten years. Jef’s other picture books include Cat Secrets and Dog Rules; Oink-a-Doodle-Moo; and Austin, Lost in America. He lives in Somerville, MA. You can visit him online at www.czekaj.com.

Editorial Reviews

This circular tale offers plenty of laughs, and children will love to join in on the wacky string of animal sounds. A great storytime choice....Pass it on.” — School Library Journal

“Get ready for many, ever-sillier rereadings.” — Kirkus Reviews

“Czekaj wrings an impressive amount of humor from a simple conceit; the story will likely have children ready to play telephone (or just make some animal noises).” — Publishers Weekly

“The simple compositions, dynamic posed animals, bright colors, and large word bubbles will make this as successful with larger groups as it will be with an audience of a few.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

Praise for CAT SECRETS: “There’s readalone potential here as well as readaloud, but most of all there’s pretend-to-be-a-kitty potential, and kids will find the opportunity irresistible.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

Praise for CAT SECRETS: “The book has obvious appeal as a read-aloud, with its instructions and large-format cartoons, but it has the intimacy of a story to be read independently.” — School Library Journal

Praise for CAT SECRETS: “Irresistible cartoon art.” — ALA Booklist

Praise for CAT SECRETS: “Expressive, high-contrast, high-energy cartoons.” — Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

The simple compositions, dynamic posed animals, bright colors, and large word bubbles will make this as successful with larger groups as it will be with an audience of a few.

Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

Praise for CAT SECRETS: “Irresistible cartoon art.

ALA Booklist

The simple compositions, dynamic posed animals, bright colors, and large word bubbles will make this as successful with larger groups as it will be with an audience of a few.

Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

The simple compositions, dynamic posed animals, bright colors, and large word bubbles will make this as successful with larger groups as it will be with an audience of a few.

The Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books

Warning: This book will make children want to play the telephone game all day long. "I have a secret," the pig says. He leans in close, so the chicken can hear him. "Oink," he whispers. "Pass it on." Alert readers will already see where this is going. Fifteen pages later, the message is much longer. "Are you sure you're ready?" the cat asks the dog. The cat, looking just a tiny bit panicked, says, "Hee-haw-oink-baa-quack-caw-ribbit-hiss-neigh-meow-moo-hoo-squeak. Pass it on." This is a book to read more than once. That's not because it's difficult to follow, but readers might miss details like the tiny sound effects of the animals' feet the first couple of times through. The chicken goes flit flit. The cow goes galump galump. And on the last few pages of the book, when everything has gone horribly awry, the pig has a wonderful look of delight on his face. Czekaj has drawn him with just a hint of mischief in his eyes. "Don't worry…" he says…"we'll just start over." A biographical note says that the author "is a cartoonist, children's book author and illustrator, and underground DJ." It makes him sound a little subversive. His animals have just as much personality. Get ready for many, ever-sillier rereadings. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews

The old-school game of telephone is always good for a grade-school laugh, and setting the classic pastime in a barnyard practically guarantees one…made for reading and laughing aloud.
—Pamela Paul

The New York Times Book Review