Mooses Come Walking
Ages 3^-5. Folksinger Guthrie adds children's literature to his long list of accomplishments with this humorous picture book based on his offbeat poem of the same name. The plot is simple: a group of friendly moose come out of the hills at night and peek into a boy's bedroom window, smiling because "they think it's a zoo." Guthrie closes by suggesting, "It's best just to lay there pretending you're dead (advice that may cause some controversy). The mooses will leave and you'll get the thrill of seeing the mooses go over the hill." The childlike simplicity of the text is complemented by Brock's primitive-style cartoon illustrations, which achieve dimension by the use of plain, overlapping colored shapes outlined in black. This is too short to be a central element in a story time, but it will be a delightful little extra in a session featuring animals or poetry.Lauren Peterson