Beef omlette all round! (The Cow That Laid an Egg - Andy Cutbill)

Member Name: bruffyboy

Product:	The Cow That Laid an Egg - Andy Cutbill
Date:	04/06/09 (19 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: illustrations

Disadvantages: hole in the front

This book is all about a cow on a farm that feels left out and unspecial. To boost its self esteem, the chickens trick it into thinking it has laid an egg. Soon the press are onto it, and the cow is a celebrity which annoys everyone else who know the trick. To prove its her egg, they wait for it to hatch, and find a chick that moos!

The illustrations are full page which is nice to see, and they have made a real effort to make it visually alluring. Like the Charlie and Lola books, the pages are covered in bright patterns that have nothing to do with the story, which makes it exciting to look at.

The language is simple, and the inclusion of lots of farm animals is always a firm favourite with little ones who love their animals.

The only annoying thing is the way it has a hole cut in the front cover, making you think it might be one of those types of book, but it isn't! Bit of a con that I think.

One thing I would recommend is trying your local library for this title. My wife takes our boys every few days and gets around 8 or 9 books. The great thing about children's books is that they are so easy to read that you can get through 50 a week if you've got the energy, which keeps it exciting for the children. As this book is a major title, it's likely your local library will also have a copy.

If you do want to buy it, the soft-cover that we have is £5.99, but do bear in mind they are prone to bending across the middle, so it might be better to splash out that little bit more and get a hardcover copy.

Summary: do it