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The Cow Who Fell In The Canal
Hendrika the Dutch cow is bored living on the farm. She longs to see the wondrous sites in the city, a place she has heard about from Pieter the horse. Quite by accident, her wish comes true one day when she falls into the canal and floats downstream on a raft.
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Published
1991
by Mammoth
(first published January 1st 1950)
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I taught for a year in the Netherlands and a parent of one of my students gave me this book. I LOVE this book because it takes place in the village where I lived and reminds me of the quirky culture of the Dutch and the many fond memories I have of the people that I met there. It's a great book that is great for small children!
Ja, natuurlijk een goeie boek voor kinderen! Zo veel lief!
Ja, natuurlijk een goeie boek voor kinderen! Zo veel lief!
A much loved (and now heavily sellotaped!) childhood book that has been passed down my siblings and was perfect as we are half Dutch. We have subsequently hunted out new copies which aren't falling apart!
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I could just barely tolerate repeated readings of this book when my kids were little, but there wasn't much there.
highly recommended for the urbane toddler who like cows, hats, or the low countries
I love how many buildings in Amsterdam I could identify in the pictures. :-D
Really fun and funny story!!
The alternating colour/b&w pages added interest to the illustrations, and the images of Holland were fascinating (even with Dutch stereotypes for young readers). The story was nice - perhaps with a moral story that I've completely missing - not riveting - with a cow that overate and a static landscape of Dutch imagery. The kids will like the silliness of the cow drifting down the river tho so enjoy.
It was a very cute story about a cow's adventures in Holland. I liked the details in the illustrations and would like to know more about the market and other places. The cow was amusing, too.
I wouldn't have chosen it from the cover, but since it was in my book of books I need to read before I grow up, I did.
I wouldn't have chosen it from the cover, but since it was in my book of books I need to read before I grow up, I did.
I love peter spiers' illustrations, i love this story. it is one of my favourites from my childhood & my 2 yr old daughter loves it too! ;o)
there is possibly a moral in there somewhere, but who cares, this is what childrens' books should be!!
there is possibly a moral in there somewhere, but who cares, this is what childrens' books should be!!
One of my all time favorite children's books. My mom read this to me when I was really young and I just fell in love with it. The only downside is they don't make it anymore, I had to get another copy on ebay.
What fun adventures for Hendrika! I liked the illustrations too.
Hendrika the cow's adventures in Holland. A lovely tale for children and one of the few I kept from childhood to pass on to my own children.
I loved the pictures but never listened to the story. It must not have rhymed.
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Best known for her picture books, although also the author of two young adult novels and numerous magazine and newspaper articles, some of them humorous. Krasilovsky's first two books were accepted for publication when she was nineteen and newly married. Both of them were written in response to real children. The Very Little Girl (1953) was originally a birthday card for her sister's child, and Th...more
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