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|title=The Cow That Laid An Egg
|author=Andy Cutbill
|reviewer=Magda Healey
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=A madcap farmyard story with fun plot, good moral and great artwork, recommended for borrowing and maybe buying for older preschoolers.
|rating=4
|buy=Maybe
|borrow=Yes
|format=Hardback
|pages=32
|publisher=Harper Collins Children's Books
|date=5 Nov 2007
|isbn=978-0007179671
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007179677</amazonuk>
|amazonus=<amazonus>0007179677</amazonus>
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Marjorie feels terribly ordinary: other cows do all kinds of amazing things, from riding bicycles to doing hand-stands, but there is nothing special about Marjorie. Kindly chickens overhear her complaints and ''hatch a clever plan''. The next day, Marjorie causes a furore in the farmyard: she's laid an egg. Instant celebrity ensues, with television, radio and ''Moos of the World'' widely reporting. Other cows, whose accomplishments pale by comparison, get suspicious though. Will something hatch from Marjorie's egg? And, crucially, what will it be?
Oh, it's truly a madcap story, with a great wee plotline and a poke at the modern, vacuous celebrity crazes, very entertaining for the parent even if lost on the child.
But it's the illustrations that make '' The Cow That Laid an Egg'':
dynamic to the point of being manic, very expressive (those faces - both
animal and human!) and very funny. The typesetting, lines and shapes are
very bold, while the colours - thankfully - are not entirely so, and the
overall feel is classy and very modern.
There is also a little moral at the end, regarding the courage to stick to
one's convictions, and if the parent wishes, they can improvise other
topic, from nature vs. nurture (and even adoption!) to sensation-seeking
media.
Altogether, definitely one to consider for preschoolers and children just
beginning primary school, although will not necessarily have a huge
staying power and for those on limited budget, might be better borrowed
and not bought.
Thanks to the publishers for sending this title to the Bookbag.
[[:Category:Jez Alborough|Jez Alborough's]] [[Some Dogs Do by Jez Alborough|Some Dogs Do]] has a similar
message about believing in your the dream, while [[:Category:Oliver Jeffers|Oliver Jeffers']] [[The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers|The Way Back Home]] has outstanding modern artwork in a slightly less madcap (if a more fantastic) story.
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|sort=Cow That Laid An Egg
|title=The Cow That Laid An Egg
|author=Andy Cutbill
|reviewer=Magda Healey
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=A madcap farmyard story with fun plot, good moral and great artwork, recommended for borrowing and maybe buying for older preschoolers.
|rating=4
|buy=Maybe
|borrow=Yes
|format=Hardback
|pages=32
|publisher=Harper Collins Children's Books
|date=5 Nov 2007
|isbn=978-0007179671
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007179677</amazonuk>
|amazonus=<amazonus>0007179677</amazonus>
}}
Marjorie feels terribly ordinary: other cows do all kinds of amazing things, from riding bicycles to doing hand-stands, but there is nothing special about Marjorie. Kindly chickens overhear her complaints and ''hatch a clever plan''. The next day, Marjorie causes a furore in the farmyard: she's laid an egg. Instant celebrity ensues, with television, radio and ''Moos of the World'' widely reporting. Other cows, whose accomplishments pale by comparison, get suspicious though. Will something hatch from Marjorie's egg? And, crucially, what will it be?
Oh, it's truly a madcap story, with a great wee plotline and a poke at the modern, vacuous celebrity crazes, very entertaining for the parent even if lost on the child.
But it's the illustrations that make '' The Cow That Laid an Egg'':
dynamic to the point of being manic, very expressive (those faces - both
animal and human!) and very funny. The typesetting, lines and shapes are
very bold, while the colours - thankfully - are not entirely so, and the
overall feel is classy and very modern.
There is also a little moral at the end, regarding the courage to stick to
one's convictions, and if the parent wishes, they can improvise other
topic, from nature vs. nurture (and even adoption!) to sensation-seeking
media.
Altogether, definitely one to consider for preschoolers and children just
beginning primary school, although will not necessarily have a huge
staying power and for those on limited budget, might be better borrowed
and not bought.
Thanks to the publishers for sending this title to the Bookbag.
[[:Category:Jez Alborough|Jez Alborough's]] [[Some Dogs Do by Jez Alborough|Some Dogs Do]] has a similar
message about believing in your the dream, while [[:Category:Oliver Jeffers|Oliver Jeffers']] [[The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers|The Way Back Home]] has outstanding modern artwork in a slightly less madcap (if a more fantastic) story.
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