Does a Cow Say Boo? is a picture book for young children about farm animals, animal sounds and playful call-and-response reading. The book invites children to guess who says “boo,” then turns the mistake into a simple, rhythmic game of discovering what cows, birds, cats and other familiar animals really say. Judy Hindley’s text is built for reading aloud, with repetition, sound play and questions that encourage children to join in, while Brita Granström’s illustrations create a cheerful farmyard setting full of movement and expression. The book is suited to early childhood readers and listeners who enjoy animal books, noises, humor and shared reading, leaving space for children to answer, imitate and make their own farmyard hullabaloo.
Author: Judy Hindley
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Publication year: 2002