A rooster tries to change his tune in this jazzy picture book that’s perfect for scatting aloud from the author of Naked! and I’m Bored, comedian Michael Ian Black.
Mel the rooster’s boring old cock-a-doodle-doo is making him cock-a-doodle-blue—until one day he decides to jazz it up with something brand-new: the cock-a-doodle-doo-bop!
But while Mel scats and trumpets away to his revised refrain, the rest of the barnyard isn’t getting into the groove. Because they want the sun, and the sun won’t rise to Mel’s creative interpretation of his standard cock-a-doodle-crow. So the barnyard residents will have to band together and compromise to bring about a fresh day in a fresh way!
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Michael Ian Black is a writer, comedian, and actor who currently appears on Another Period, The Jim Gaffigan Show, and Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp. He created and starred in many television series, including Michael and Michael Have Issues, Stella, and The State. He wrote the screenplay for the film Run, Fatboy, Run and wrote and directed the film Wedding Daze. Michael regularly tours the country as a stand-up comedian and is the bestselling author of the book My Custom Van (and 50 Other Mind-Blowing Essays That Will Blow Your Mind All Over Your Face), the memoir You’re Not Doing It Right, and the children’s books Chicken Cheeks, The Purple Kangaroo, A Pig Parade Is a Terrible Idea, I’m Bored, Naked!, and Cock-a-Doodle-Doo-Bop. Michael lives in Connecticut with his wife and two children.
Matt Myers has illustrated more than a dozen books, including The Most Terrible of All, A Dog Named Doug, the New York Times bestseller Battle Bunny, and The Infamous Ratsos, a Theodor Seuss Geisel honor book. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. You can see more illustrations and fine art at MyersPaints.com.
PreS-Gr 2-It's dawn. Mel, the farm's resident rooster, breaks loose with a raucous scat improvisation worthy of the local WFRM microphone. It's also time for a morning wake-up, and the volume (and large font) of the lyrics literally tosses residents from their beds. There's an issue here-anything but a simple "cock-a-doodle-doo" just won't wake the Sun, and unfortunately this rooster is bored with "doing that same old number every morning for years." The young farmer and Cow react with alarm, rooster provides another inspired rise-and-shine rendition, and the result is the same-NO Sun. Neither trumpet solo nor rap budge the moon, but Cow's final offering of a "Cow-ca-doodle-MOO" has just the right sound to invite the morning rays. Boldly painted cartoon art enhances the sleepy concern of farm residents as night finally turns into day. Font and text color change with dialogue of the characters and the ear-splitting onomatopoeia of the rooster's wake-up cries. Each page varies with smaller scenes, spreads, and tiny details to challenge observant readers. VERDICT Storytime will never be the same with this delightful routine breaker.-Mary Elam, Learning Media Services, Plano ISD, TXα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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