Minnie and Moo and the Thanksgiving Tree (Minnie and Moo

Minnie and Moo

by Denys Cazet

All the animals in the barnyard ask the cows Minnie and Moo to hide them so that they will not become Thanksgiving dinner. By the author of Minnie and Moo Go To the Moon. Simultaneous.

Genres: Thanksgiving, Childrens, Picture Books, Audiobook, Fiction

48 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2000

Reviews

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Neo re-read this one, having discovered the joys of ‘read-along’ audiobooks!

With Thanksgiving on the horizon, Minnie and Moo must help a flock (?) of scared turkeys. Apparently the Farmer and his family are hosting their family. From the turkeys, other animals express concern that they might also appear at the feast. What will our heroines do? Neo asked if turkeys really hide in trees and how a cow might fit!

[Laurie (barksbooks) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Minnie and Moo. Who could resist a cream puff addicted cow? Not me. Anyway, like the other books in the "Minnie and Moo" universe this is another story filled with silly fun and is quirkily different from most Thanksgiving stories. It's Thanksgiving and bovines Minnie and Moo are relaxing beneath a tree sipping away on hot cocoa and nibbling on cream puffs when thirty-six frantic turkeys beg need of their help. It's Thanksgiving and Mrs. Farmer's cousins are about for a visit. The turkeys, being turkeys, fear for their lives! Minnie and Moo hide the tribe of turkeys in the tree and settle in to finish their snack when they're accosted by a rather rude rooster and his flock of chickens who demand help. They're next in line in the food chain, you see. Before you know it Minnie and Moo have quite the zoo hidden within the tree. Happy chaos ensues as the farmer and his family decide to picnic beneath the tree.

Light, fluffy and filled with laughs this a good pick if your brain is a little drained and the kids are stressed.

[Aileen Stewart · Rating 5 out of 5]

At our house we love Minnie and Moo books and this one is no exception. It's thanksgiving and the turkeys are concerned they will be the main course for dinner, so they beg Minnie and Moo for help. Minnie and Moo try and explain that the Farmer's wife doesn't serve meat, but the turkeys just don't listen. To keep them quiet, they help the turkeys find a hiding spot; but soon all the other farm residents feel they too must hide. And so the hilarity begins. If you love Minnie and Moo as much as we do, then you will surely love Minnie and Moo and the Thanksgiving Tree!

[Sarelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a fun book. Exactly my kind of dry humor. This just cracked me up. I am not sure my 6 year old appreciated it as much as me or if I just had the tired jollies, but I want to read more of these now!

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a funny, cute story about farm animals being afraid of becoming Thanksgiving dinner. I have to admit, I laughed out loud.

[Cosette · Rating 5 out of 5]

...the farmer's coming!...

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

So ridiculous it's bound to appeal to many members of the target audience. It's a fairly advanced, longish leveled reader. Perfect for vegetarians, okay for vegans who make their decision based on factory farming vs. locally & lovingly grown. Gray Holsteins, though, what?

I must say, though, that I'm inspired to try to develop a tradition of a different sort of thanksgiving tree. More like a wish tree, though, in that slips of paper or symbolic tokens could be tied to the branches to indicate what we are thankful for.

[Courtney · Rating 4 out of 5]

My children absolutely adore this book. Reading literature is so important to the development of a child's mind, and I cannot think of thing I would rather do then sit down to read to them in the evenings. Imagination and growth are so vital in those so young.

[Jessica Jones · Rating 3 out of 5]

Minnie and Moo was a really good book for me and the girls to read together. For me I think the story is about helping others who are in need no matter what the problem is. I would like my kids to be like that as well.

[Kaylee]

I loved this book and so did my friends and hope you do too.

[Elyssa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Promoting vegetarianism, being funny, and being reflective (refernsing season depression?) 10/10 great way to end my month

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Our girls have really enjoyed the books in the Minnie and Moo series by Denys Cazet. It's a fairly typical story in the series and we are always amused by these bovine friends.

This story has a Thanksgiving theme and the numbers of animals who try to hide from the chopping block is humorous , just to discover that the farmer's wife is serving tofu for dinner. We enjoyed reading this book together, even though I can't do the voices as well as the ones we hear on the audio versions.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have never read a "Minnie and Moo" book before. This book was written very well. I enjoyed how all the animals of the farm went to the cows for help, but never listened to what the cows actually had to say. This book would be a good book for young readers that are coming out of reading picture books, but are not quite ready for full length chapter books. This book is like an in-between stage to help those readers develop the rest of the skills necessary to move up in the reading world. The book also teaches a good lesson on being respectful and listening to what others have to say.

[Rosa Cline · Rating 3 out of 5]

Minnie and Moo are sitting around trying to visit when the turkeys come around scared of the farmer, then they convinced the cows to hide them and up the tree they go. And then the rest of the farm animals come and all the while the cows hide them all up the tree. Because they are afraid of being Thanksgiving dinner! Then the farmer and his wife and family come along and have a picnic under them all. The tree gives them an ostrich egg, and some milk! They think its a Thanksgiving Tree! This was a cute Minnie and Moo story

[Christy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Minnie and Moo vow to protect their two turkey friends, Zeke and Zack, from the farmer and his wife on the season's high-risk holiday. Zeke and Zack, however, have a few friends of their own...relatives, thirty-six of them. Hiding them in the old oak tree is one thing...hiding the chickens, the ducks, the geese, the pigs, the sheep, the Holsteins, and an ostrich is another...and another, and another

[Kathryn · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is my first introduction to Minne and Moo. How cute they are, loving their hot chocolate and creme puffs. They try to help everyone from being eaten for the the Thanksgiving feast only to find out tofu is being served. Very cute.

[Olson Family Matters · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too long for a 2-year old. There are mini chapters in this book.

[Malbadeen · Rating 4 out of 5]

oh Minnie, oh Moo you guys so silly!
There are about 4 good kids Thanksgiving books. This is one of them.

[lola Franco · Rating 3 out of 5]

very silly and cute.

[Molly · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great veg friendly Thanksgiving book!