Looking for a Moose - Softcover

Root, Phyllis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0763638854 ISBN 13: 9780763638856

Publisher: Candlewick, 2008

Synopsis

An ear-tickling, eye-teasing romp for little listeners, led by an award-winning author and illustrator (ages 3-5).

Do you really, really want to see a moose -- a long-leggy moose -- a branchy-antler, dinner-diving, bulgy-nose moose? Spurred by Phyllis Root's sing-songy text and Randy Cecil's buoyant illustrations, this hunt for an elusive moose through woods, swamps, bushes, and hills is just as fun as the final surprise discovery of moose en masse. Children will laugh at the running visual joke -- what is that little dog looking at? -- and ask for repeated reads of this satisfying tale.

About this title

Review:

Root's jaunty wordplay and Cecil's textured, hide-and-seek illustrations make this an engaging romp that will be fun to share with one child or many.
--Booklist

With an infectious assertion--"We've never, ever, ever, ever, ever seen a moose. And we really, really, really, really want to see a moose"--four children go in search of the elusive beast...Children should enjoy seeing the diminutive cast confidently scrambling over hill and dale, and sharp-eyed readers will get a kick out of spotting various clues (e.g., skinny tree trunks with hooves) that the moose have actually been following the party all along.
--Publishers Weekly

Inventive and appealing illustrations depict these four multiracial moose hunters as they intently search, and the buoyant, rhymed text makes for a stellar read-aloud. An excellent addition to any collection.
--Kirkus Reviews

About the Author:

A master of rhythmic read-aloud picture books.

About this edition

• Publisher: Candlewick
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0763638854
• ISBN 13: 9780763638856
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Cecil Randy