Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
Doreen Cronin Β· 2000
Age 4-5F&P K
π Caldecott Honor (2001)π The Atlantic 65 Essential (2025)
View on Open Library βAbout This Book
Farmer Brown's cows find an old typewriter and start making demands: 'Dear Farmer Brown, The barn is very cold at night. We'd like some electric blankets.' When he refuses, they go on strike.
Why This Age
The negotiation humor and letter-writing format introduce early literacy concepts. Children at 4-5 love the absurdity of cows writing letters.
How to Use
- Write a letter together after reading: 'Dear [parent], we'd like...'
- Discuss: 'Was it fair? What should Farmer Brown do?'
- Notice the neutral duck diplomat β talk about solving disagreements