Woe Is Moe

by Diane Stanley

Moe, from Moe the Dog in Tropical Paradise, works beside his best friend, Arlene, at the Frozen Cow Ice Cream Factory. Every Friday night they share dinner at the Happy-All Chinese restaurant. He may be in the fast lane now, but Moe's also sad and lonely--until a message in a fortune cookie sends him back to Arlene. Full color.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Juvenile, Fiction

32 pages, Hardcover

First published April 19, 1995

About the author

Diane Stanley is an American children's author and illustrator, a former medical illustrator, and a former art director for the publisher G.P. Putnam's Sons. Born in 1943 in Abilene, Texas, she was educated at Trinity University (in San Antonio, TX) and at Johns Hopkins University. She is perhaps best known for her many picture-book biographies, some of which were co-authored by her husband, Peter Vennema. (source: Wikipedia)

Reviews

[Marilyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

How easy it is to forget our friends!

[Pamela Powell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Moe and Arlene are best friends and work together at Frozen Cow Ice Cream. Moe wins a slogan contest and moves up the corporate ladder but isn't as happy without his friend.

[Heidi-Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a fun book. I thought the illustrations were really nice. And the story with its (rather obvious) lesson is pretty good, too. I don't think I would be able to pull this off for a storytime, because the pictures can be a lot to take in. But a lap-read would be just fine. And while I wouldn't mind book talking this one, it doesn't quite fit in with the Sweet Treats theme I had in mind. Touches on it, but isn't obvious enough. If I need a filler, maybe I'll put this one in.

I was a bit surprised to see this was written by the same author who did a book I read in the last year and loved--Bella at Midnight.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sweet tale about the importance of good friends and how money and prestige does not equal happiness.

The illustrations are cute, but I thought it was a bit odd that the anthropomorphic dogs live in a human's world. Usually it's all people or all animals. It's a bit corny, but it's a fun story to read aloud. We enjoyed reading this story together.

[Lindsea · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book when I was a little kid. It's so cute!

[Amberly · Rating 2 out of 5]

The theme of this book is far too grown up for children. And since it is a picture book, where does it belong?