Barnyard Boogie! - Hardcover

McCanna, Tim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1419723464 ISBN 13: 9781419723469

Publisher: Abrams Appleseed, 2017

Synopsis

The Barnyard Band is performing today. All the musicians are coming to play! Each animal musician knows what to do, but Cow can only moo! This charming book is a wonderful read-aloud featuring musical sounds and a refrain children will love repeating. Tim McCanna’s playful text will have children laughing at the funny musical sounds, and Allison Black’s energetic illustrations will make children want to get up and move.  Barnyard Boogie! is full of rhyming and nonsense sounds that will enrich and delight.

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About the Author

TIM MCCANNA writes books, songs, and apps for children. His debut picture book, TEENY TINY TRUCKS, released in October 2013 in hardcover and as an interactive story app. In the coming year, he has two books coming out with Simon & Schuster (BITTY BOTT and WATER SONG) as well as JACK BE NINJA from Scholastic. Tim also produces jingles and book trailers, and is the musical talent behind several iPad apps for kids, including "A Troop is a Group of Monkeys" and "A Shiver of Sharks." Tim's sci-fi musical comedy, "The Cosmic Calamities of Henry Noodle" received critical acclaim at the New York International Fringe Festival, and for years he played accordion and sang for his kid-friendly folk band, The Hobo Nickels. When he's not writing songs and stories of his own, Tim serves as a Assistant Regional Advisor for the San Francisco/South chapter of SCBWI, the Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Follow Tim's blog, watch his videos, and hear samples of his music at timmccanna.com.

From School Library Journal

Toddler-PreS—This is a wonderful rhyming book, full of farm animals who are ready to play musical instruments and dance around the farm. All except for Cow, who isn't sure what she can do. Horse plays the tuba ("Oopa Doompa Doo!"), and Goat plays the sax ("Honka Wonka Woo!"). Cat plays the fiddle ("Zinga Zinga Zee!"), and Pig plays piano ("Plinka, Plinka Plee!"). Sheep blares the trumpet ("Blatta Blatta Blat!"), and Dog bangs the drums ("Ratta Tatta Tat!"). But who will lead this marvelous band? "And-a-One, and—A Moooooo!" It's Cow, of course! This is a fun picture book, full of color and rhyming words that young children will love. The animals are portrayed simply on brightly colored backgrounds of green, orange, blue, and red. VERDICT A great title for toddlers and preschoolers; even babies would love the funny sounds. A definite purchase for any size children's collection.—Elaine Lesh Morgan, formerly at Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR

About this edition

• Publisher: Abrams Appleseed
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1419723464
• ISBN 13: 9781419723469
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 24
• Illustrator: Black Allison