Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?
Mr. Brown is a sound-making wonder! He can hoo hoo like an owl and buzz buzz like a bee. It is so much fun to make noises that you hear every day, like moo and ticktock. But stranger sounds are fun to make, too . . . like the pip of a goldfish kiss and the grum grum of a hippo chewing gum. Encouraging imaginative play while learning to read, Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? will keep kids laughing (when they’re not ticktocking).
Combining brief and funny stories, easy words, catchy rhythm, and lively illustrations, Bright and Early Books are an ideal way to introduce the joys of reading to children.
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Holds a special place in my heart.
My favorite Dr Suess book for toddlers! Silly, fun story. Terrific rhyming and repetition. Not terribly long. Colorful illustrations on each page. The perfect kind of book to start out with when reading to your little one. My oldest son is 20 now and I still remember the fun we had reading this book. When he was 2 years old, I would read the first part of each page and he would recreate the sound and actions we had made up for it (knocking on the book, fish kiss lips, etc.) I later purchased another when my second son, now 4, was born many years later. I just love it. Reading books creates such wonderful memories with your babies and toddlers. I make a point to include this book in each baby shower gift I give. I highly recommend "Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You?" I hope you enjoy it as much as we have.
Onomatopoetic poetry.
Fun book. There's no really strong message. A man named Mr. Brown can make a bunch of different noises of things, and the book asks the reader/listener whether they can mimic the noises as well. There's a lot of fun onomatopoeia. While "moo" and "buzz" are common words, it includes noises like a hippopotamus chewing gum ("grum grum grum grum") and other fanciful, playful sounds. The meter isn't quite as obvious in some sections as others. The illustrations are typical Seuss, with bright colors and stylized characters and animals. There's nothing really to it. It's enjoyable and light. My kids enjoy making funny noises. Silly things are attractive to children. The imaginative, whimsical aspects of this book are great. There's no real message to it, but it might encourage children to use their imagination and be more descriptive of things. For more children's book reviews, see my website at drttmk dot com.
Small book!
I purchased the board book as a gift for a friend’s newborn and I guess I should have considered the book’s dimensions more closely. The book is tiny! To be fair, the listing isn’t misleading but it is still an awfully small book. The book itself is great and seems like it will be durable. I have fond memories of reading Dr. Seuss books growing up, and the pictures are always entertaining.
Rain sounds like what??
I'm all for introducing my child to sounds, and I get that the sound of raindrops is difficult to make, certainly difficult to spell. But maybe that just means the child should be interested to more spellable sounds via books and they can learn what rain sounds like by hearing rain? Still though, it's a board book which I like for my very little one and it's small for small hands. And there are plenty of sounds in the book that you CAN pronounce. So it's not all bad. I just skip the rain page.
Simple but fun
This is a short, but cute book. My daughter is 13 months and LOVES books. She always wants us to read to her, and the board books are the best way to have her involved, as well. She gets a little testy when you don't let her turn the page on a book and, at her age, board books provide her with that opportunity without mom & dad worrying she's going to rip the pages. The story itself is simple, and calls for your child to repeat various animal sounds. Our daughter is just beginning to repeat the sounds, so it's mainly to get her to associate each animal with their sound right now. This is a simple book, with animals, word/sound association and it encourages reading. I think it's wonderful.
Mr brown is a strange man.
I don't have the heart to tell Mr brown that some of the noises he makes aren't very good. But just when you're like "this guy is a hack", he goes and knocks it out of the park with his impression of a rhino chewing gum. Its spot on. Yet his impression of lightning is somewhat lacking. SPLAT? not his best work.
A fun book to read and to listen to -- and for teaching words
Our toddler loves being read to, and at his age (under 2 years) a book with rhythm really makes for a fun experience for him since obviously he can't read himself. This is a great one for when he's in a lap, sitting quietly and listening. In addition, this books offer lots of breaks where you can pause and ask him to repeat the sound he just heard. He enjoys trying out the noises and has begun predicting which one is on which page.
I love it! And have a tip to making it last longer!
This is an amazing book where my child learned how to make different sounds. My child loved that I talked to him in different tones and volumes. The book is very durable. I bought the book when he was 12 months old and has lasted through 9 months of banging, smacking, and throwing, Granted, I have repaired it numerous times with tape, I still find this book to be pretty durable. A tip to making board books last longer - laminate them with tape before giving it to your child. I've learned after having to repair several board books.
Reworded vice original.
Was not expecting the pages to be reworded. Not the original wording as in the paperback version which I read to my older kids many times. This was a replacement to read to my youngest and I was thrown off by the differences.
Wonderfully rhyming book and everyone gets to help with the "sounds"!
Used to read this book to my children 35 years ago, so now I'm reading it to two 5-year-old grandchildren and two 2-year-old great-grandsons - and they love the rhymes and and also the sounds that they get to make as I read it! We love this book and it's so much fun to read together!
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