Synopsis
"What's up with you, Misery Moo?"
Introducing the funniest and gloomiest literary character since Eeyore
Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross have created a wonderful story for young readers about the importance of friendship and being a friend, even when it seems impossible! Misery Moo is constantly looking at the downside of things, while her friend Lamby Poo goes through life wearing rose-colored glasses, and trying to get Moo to see things the way he does. However, Misery Moo's pessimism soon gets the best of Lamby Poo, and it is up to this miserable old cow to make her friend happy again.
Publishers Weekly
Attitude-be it the down-in-the-dumps or happy-go-lucky variety-can be contagious, as seen in this warmly humorous picture book (from the creative team behind I Want to Be a Cowgirl) about a cow with a glass-half-empty view of life. The "miserable old cow" bemoans everything in her sorry existence. But for her every dismal observation, a jaunty little lamb counters with a sunny-side-up perspective. On her birthday, the cow laments her age, while the lamb extols the virtues of celebrating with a party. While winter means shivery cold to the cow, it represents joyous Christmas to the lamb. But even the cheeriest of critters is bound to suffer a comedown in the face of constant protestations. Now it's the cow's turn-in a touching turnabout-to offer her own get-happy attitude adjustment to her woolly buddy. Willis's sweet-natured story gets to the heart of the universal feelings of compassion that come with forging a friendship and changing one's viewpoint. Keeping step, Ross fills his ink-and-watercolor framed illustrations with kindly characters and comic details. Images of cows tangoing at a birthday bash, the pals doing headstands to see things anew and the red-nosed cow and the lamb knitting rainbow, hoof-friendly socks in the snow, are a hoot. Ages 4-8. (May) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.