When Cows Come Home For Christmas

When Cows Come Home for Christmas

From BooklistPreS-Gr. 2. This rhyming story of what happens when too many cows come home--not to a barn, but to a real house--is a nifty twist on holiday books. Using pastel chalk, Chapman gives barnyard bovines a homey, humorous look, decking them out in overalls, jumpers, and, for one baby calf, jammies. The story moves from greeting at the door on a winter's night, with chalky mounds of snow and a sky dotted with stars, to cows' chowing down and then joining in a Cowpoke Polka. The crisis comes when Moosha's hooves get stuck in the floor (the very spot where the Christmas tree should stand), and the others--cows, horses, goats, pigs, and even a tractor--work to pull Moosha out. Their failure leads to a new Christmas tradition--decorating the cow. Giddy, goofy fun. Connie FletcherCopyright