The Day The Dog Said "cock-a-doodle-doo !"

by David McPhail

On an odd day at the barnyard, the animals get mixed up, and soon the duck is "mooing," the goose is "oinking," and the dog is "cock-a-doodle-dooing." Original. Reading level, 1.8.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Childrens, School

32 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1997

About the author

David was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts and attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. While there, he began illustrating. He is now an award-winning author and illustrator of nearly 200 books beloved by children, parents and librarians across the United States. McPhail has garnered many prestigious awards, including a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year for Mole Music in 2001. McPhail’s other books include First Flight, which the New York Times praised as “hilarious and helpful”; and Lost!, which was chosen as an American Bookseller Pick of the Lists.

McPhail has four children, three stepchildren, and is a proud grandfather. He is married to Jan Waldron, with whom he has written and illustrated several books. He lives in Rye, New Hampshire.

Reviews

[Cassandra Doon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book: The day the Dog said
Author: David Mcphail
Genre: Picture books, Children’s Books
Recommend: Yes
Amount of Pages 32
My feelings:

I really enjoy children's books.
And read them to my kids every night. But one thing I don't do is review them.
Why I don't know, but I decided it was time to start.

A raging windstorm sweeps through the peaceful farm, creating a chaotic symphony of mixed up animal sounds. The bleating of sheep, the clucking of chickens, and the oinking of pigs are all intermingled in a whirlwind of confusion. Amidst the chaos, each animal tries to find their own sound, determined to make it heard above the rest. This cute and silly tale offers plenty of opportunities for entertaining storytelling with funny voices and exaggerated animal noises. While perfect for school-age storytime, the lighthearted plot is sure to delight younger audiences as well. A great choice for a fun-filled visit from the daycare at the library.

Highly recommend.

[Tori · Rating 3 out of 5]

A windstorm blows through the farm, mixing up all the animal sounds. The animals figure out which sounds they like best (spoiler: their own). A cute, silly story with many opportunities for making funny voices and hamming up the mixed up animal sounds. Long enough for school-age storytime, but the plot skews younger. Would make a good pick for storytime when the daycare visits the library.

[Luis Fe Domínguez · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hace el intento de producir interés y mezclarlo con algo de comedia pero la fórmula no funciona porque es extrañamente confuso. Primero, todo pasa muy rápido. Segundo, los animales dialogan primero y luego emiten el sonido extraviado, por el que no se produce ningún interés. La historia es corta, simple y aburrida. Leída por un niño al que no se le ocurre producir estos sonidos, pasa desapercibida. Leída por un adulto que si se lo toma enserio pudiera provocar lo que el auto pensó en su momento, pero le falta valentía y mucho ingenio.

[Melinda Christensen · Rating 4 out of 5]

For very small children, this story teaches the sounds of barnyard animals.

[Barbaracase · Rating 5 out of 5]

Muy divertimento!

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

cute enough... not sure how it ended up on my to-read list though... maybe for the illustrations, because I have like McPhail's work in the past....

[Nichole · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun, quick read. Great for early readers.

[Tym · Rating 3 out of 5]

A humorous little tale a mix-up on the farm

[Online Eccentric Librarian · Rating 4 out of 5]

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This is a beautifully illustrated easy reader that makes it fun to learn to read. The story is humorous and kids love it because they get to make a lot of animals noises (moo, honk, quack, etc.). As well, sentence structures are repeated for memory retention and to help with reading comprehension and retention. The story is cute enough that the kids like to read along and don't really equate it with 'learning'.

The story is simple - farm animals are caught up in a tornado and when it leaves, they are all talking like each other. The cow quacks, the duck moos, etc. At the end, another storm blows up and they go back to normal.

In all, it's a very cute book and a great addition to an early reading library.

This is one part of a great series of early reading books: More Spaghetti I say, Two Crazy Pigs, Fraidy Cats, and The Day the Dog Said Cock a Doodle Doo!. I recommend all of them for their appropriate vocabulary, sentence length, reinforced learning through creative repetition, and beautiful bright illustrations.

[Becky B · Rating 3 out of 5]

A tornado strikes the farm and mixes up all the animal's noises, but another strong wind sorts things out again.

This is a beginning reader for young ones. This story reminded me a bit of The Cow That Went OINK and Down on the Funny Farm, so not incredibly unique, but still entertaining. Kids are sure to love the mix up in all the animals and their noises.

[Ruth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Humorous early Reader.

[Ara Veronica · Rating 4 out of 5]

good for learning animal sounds