Cows to the Rescue

PreS-Gr 1—If it's not chickens and pigs, then it's cows to the rescue. In this third farmyard outing, Farmer Greenstalk and his family are "saved" by their wildly rampaging dairy cows as they make their way to the county fair. From the three-legged race to riding the Ferris wheel and prepping for the Smartest Pig Contest, the divine bovines keep disaster at bay. The events happen in two-hour increments beginning at 7:00 a. m. with a wild ride to the fair and ending 12 hours later with Greenstalks, cows, pigs, and chicken asleep in a heap. The pencil and watercolor illustrations are packed with plenty of personality and have enough detail to keep kids turning the pages to learn the outcome. Children will, of course, pipe up with the refrain "Cows to the Rescue!" in group readings and during lapsits, and the mad antics of these friendly and very game rescuers will delight them.—Marge Loch-Wouters, La Crosse Public Library, WI