Overview
“Cock-a-doodle-doo! Baby’s lost his shoe. Is it in the hen hutch? Whoops! No! Shoo!” Join Baby’s big brother as he searches the farmyard for the lost shoe. And giggle as each turn of the page finds him in a sticky situation! While the search party grows ever larger, so does the shout-out-loud chorus—as all the animals join the hunt with a cacophony of quacks, woofs, moos, neighs, bleats, and cock-a-doodle-doos! Writer-illustrator Ros Asquith is the author of many successful books for children, including Babies, DK Toddlers: My Do It!, and Ball! Sam Child’s previous book was Happy!
Synopsis
A wonderfully rhythmic text with vibrant, bright illustrations that will captivate small children over and over again
Cock-a-doodle-doo! Baby’s lost his shoe. Join Baby’s big brother as he searches the farmyard for the lost shoe. As he looks high and low, the search party grows, with the cock and the duck and the cow and the horse and the dog and the sheep and the pig, all joining in.
Kirkus Reviews
A cumulative rhyming tale that will have listeners chiming in. Baby has lost his shoe, and it's up to his big brother to find it. He begins a careful search of the farmyard, trying every possible spot: "Is it in the cow field? Whoops! No! Moo!" He continues his search, looking in the duck pond, the sheep pen, the stable and even the pig's trough. Instead of the missing shoe, he manages to find mishaps around every corner, landing in the pond, falling into a mud puddle and sprawling in the hay. The search party grows as the animals from each location join in the hunt. Finally, giving up, the brother finds that the shoe has been hidden inside the baby's carriage all along. Animal sounds and simple rhymes insist on an interactive tale. Repetitive verses and Childs's bright, cheerfully colorful illustrations keep the silly story moving. Great fun for story time. (Picture book. 2-4)