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Summary
Summary
It's a perfect day for the First Annual Hoot, Holler, and Moo Talent Festival. The sun is shining in a warm autumn sky and the stage is set. Mr. and Mrs. Farmer are away on vacation, Minnie and Moo are dressed in their togas, Elvis has his bagpipe, the hyenas their jokes, the fox his magic tricks, the sheep a protest poem, and the cash box is stuffed with money from ticket sales. A perfect day. Wait a minute . . . Where is the cash box? Why are those coyotes on motorcycles? And who pushed those Porta Potties down the hill?
Author Notes
Denys Cazet is the author and illustrator of more than 50 picture books for children, including Never Spit On Your Shoes, winner of the California Young Reader Medal. An elementary school teacher for 25 years, he lives in the foothills of the Napa Valley.
Reviews (2)
Publisher's Weekly Review
The bovine stars of several picture books and early readers (and the 2003 chapter book Minnie and Moo and the Seven Wonders of the World) make a raucous return as hosts of the "First Annual Hoot, Holler, and Moo Talent Festival." Take-charge Moo announces that she and Minnie will judge the show, explaining, "Scores will be based on whim, impulse, and passing fancy." A long chain of performances makes up most of the book: early on, Elvis the rooster hogs the stage and croons, "I'm a Cocka Doodle Dandy/ That doodles up the sun./ No one starts the day/ Till I say it's all begun," while the Poulettes, a troupe of cheerleading chickens, lay eggs onstage ("We were motivated!"). Minnie's trademark worrying is warranted, as her suspicions that hyenas, weasels, and coyotes are up to no good are comically validated when they organize a port-a-potty race and get their paws on the show money box. Cazet's b&w illustrations pump additional energy into this loony down-on-the-farm story. Ages 6-11. (July) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Booklist Review
When the farmer and his wife take a vacation, cows Minnie and Moo seize the opportunity to put on a show. There's no shortage of local talent and wannabe stars. In fact, a major problem is keeping Elvis, the singing rooster, away from the microphone so that other performers can wow the audience. Meanwhile the fox, coyotes, and weasels lurking around the stage are clearly up to no good. When the money box disappears, Minnie and Moo show their mettle in a high-speed motorcycle chase scene. While the bovine duo first appeared in beginning readers in 1998, Minnie & Moo and the Seven Wonders of the World (2003) was the first for older readers. The second entry in the chapter book series is a good bet for kids who discovered the characters when they began reading and are ready for longer books. With amusing dialogue, expressive black-and-white drawings, and a chapter called Race of the Port-A-Potties, fans won't be disappointed.--Phelan, Carolyn Copyright 2010 Booklist
Excerpts
Excerpts
Opening: When my best friend, Moo, came up with the idea for a talent festival on our farm, I considered it one of the worst ideas I'd ever heard in my life. And I mean ever, even from Moo. She called it The First Annual Hoot, Holler, Cluck, Howl, Roar, Honk, Chirp, Bark, Meow, Whinny, Neigh, Bray, Oink, Grunt, Quack Minnie and Moo Poetry, Song, and Dance Red Tractor Farm Talent Festival of the Ages. She asked my opinion. I told her. But I didn't say anything in a mean way. You know how it is when your best friend does or says something you think is silly and then they ask you what you think. Because you love them so much, you can't say, "Are you nuts? That idea is dumber than licking an electric light socket!" No, you can't say it that way. You have to say you don't like it or you don't agree in a way that won't make them mad or (in Moo's case) hurt her feelings. After all, that's what good friends do. So what I said was, "Moo, the title is too long." And that was that. Almost. Excerpted from Minnie and Moo: Hooves of Fire by Denys Cazet All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.
