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Cows Reviews
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Cows Reviews
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Kirkus Reviews |
Using simply drawn figures and pale, clear colors, Nash transforms a catalog of common car window sights into something deliciously uncommon. "Everything goes past…fast," a young observer notes, including cows: "A red cow under a green tree staring at a dog. Bow-wow, cow! A brown cow and a white cow asleep by a stream. Do they dream?" Innocuous enough—but that red cow is actually deep in a book, those snoozing cattle cradle a rod and reel while fish check out their bait can; other bovines gambol about waving a veil, schmooze over little cups of espresso, or as night falls, gather fireflies in jars. Closing with a Good Night, Moon—style recap—“Good-bye, town. Good-bye, tree. Good-bye, barn. Good-bye, sea. And cows…"—as a cozy bed beckons at journey’s end, this will delight parents as much as preschoolers with its rhythmic language and whimsical twists. _____________________________________________ |
| ... Balan and Nash recreate the genre with a textual and visual pacing that will likely draw readers back time after time. _____________________________________________
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Publishers Weekly April 2005 |
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San
Francisco Chronicle |
... It's an oddly addictive little book that should mesmerize young ones just as the books it reminds me of have. ______________________________________
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