There is so much detail, but so much simplicity at the same time. The illustrations are absolutely wonderful.

The words are sparse, repetitive and written in a sing-song manner. The book itself is quite large, which is ideal for my large crowds. I’ve already decided to read it at my next storytime. While Tom Farmer sleeps, the cows, ducks and the rest of the farm animals find themselves in the most peculiar places, making quite a mess in the farmhouse. Hmmm, I just realized that the 'cow' has both horns and udders in the last page.as I said, odd. They then sneak into the house to scare him. They wake him up, he goes inside and falls asleep in his chair. The farm animals are eash playing around in a different room of the house (sheep n the sofa, hens on the hat stand.) while the farmer sleeps in the haystack. (I though all cows were female?) Anyhow, it's some odd art that kids should really enjoy, and there's a mouse hidden on each page. One cow is licking a plate of sausages while another has a salt shaker and tea pot among other things balanced in his horns.

The text on the first page says,Īnd the picture shows three cows dancing in broken dishes, spilled food and an assortment of objects. It doesn't say to do this anywhere in the book, but I think it's supposed to be read to teh tune of 'Wheels On The Bus.' This makes it a fun read, but makes it hard to look at the pictures, which are full of odd details. This book was just weird, but in a fun way.

Cows in the Kitchen by June Crebbin