November 2012, Walker Books
32 Pages, Paperback
Review copy
Themes:
life for a cow, what affects milk production, being different to the
majority, using your own skills to help others, slight bullying,
nurturing your own talents, a little humour
Summary from Walker (This is from the earlier published hardback edition)
Milly Moo wants only one thing – to churn out the finest, loveliest,
tastiest, creamiest milk. But there’s a problem – she’s far too hot.
She’s too hot to make any milk at all! The other cows all make fun of
her and the farmer is losing patience. Milly Moo dreams of a freezing
cold land and, as the temperature drops, something very exciting
happens…
Nayuleska's thoughts
Milly
is a cute, conscientious cow. She takes it to hear when she can't
produce milk. She struggles with being different until she finds out the
best conditions for her milk to appear.
The reason this missed a
perfect grade is because Milly's outfit doesn't make sense in all parts
of the book. When she finds it too hot, she's still wearing her wooly
hat and wellies! That makes no sense to me. I appreciate continuity but
having a cow in a hat say she's hot in the sun is a no brainer, so it
gets 9/10.
Suggested read
For a read where someone finds out what they should be doing, try Wanda Wallaby Finds Her Bounce by Jonathan Emmett
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