I Knew Two Who Said Moo: A Counting and Rhyming Book
"I found only oneweighing a tonwho had just begunlying in the sunon a toasted bunhaving lots of funplaying the accordionand thinking he should runbefore he's too well-done."Just imagine the illustrations accompanying a wacky verse like that, multiply  the whole concept by 10, and you begin to get a sense of Judi Barrett and Daniel  Moreton's big, nutty counting-rhyming book. Each number, 1 through 10, is rhymed  in the most delightfully nonsensical way, and accompanied by lively, colorful,  wittily detailed illustrations. Each two-page spread is devoted to a number poem  on one side and picture--of lions with umbrellas, bears operating heavy  machinery, and lizards on strike--on the other. Lyrical it is not, but children  will enjoy pounding out the final syllable of each line as they learn the joys  of numbers and word sounds. Just try to stop young readers from coming up with  their own silly rhymes--in fact, how about challenging them to a verse to rhyme  with17! Barrett's goofy sense of humor has been showcased in her many  other children's books, includingCloudy with a Chance of  Meatballs. (Ages 2 to 5)--Emilie Coulter--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.