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Moo, Baa, La La La!
Serious silliness for all ages!
Artist Sandra Boynton is back and better than ever with completely redrawn versions of her multi-million selling board books.
These whimsical and hilarious books, featuring nontraditional texts and her famous animal characters, have been printed on high quality and durable board book pages, and are sure to educate and entertain children of all ages.
Artist Sandra Boynton is back and better than ever with completely redrawn versions of her multi-million selling board books.
These whimsical and hilarious books, featuring nontraditional texts and her famous animal characters, have been printed on high quality and durable board book pages, and are sure to educate and entertain children of all ages.
14 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1982
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Sandra Boynton
167 books1,124 followersSandra Keith Boynton is an American humorist, songwriter, director, music producer, children's author, and illustrator. Boynton has written and illustrated over eighty-five books for children and seven general audience books, as well as over four thousand greeting cards, and seven music albums. She has also designed calendars, wallpaper, bedding, stationery, paper goods, clothing, jewelry, and plush toys for various companies.
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November 21, 2016
I read this like the Lady GaGa refrain. It fits perfectly.
December 28, 2017
Make the sounds that you are supposed to make! Reminded me of a kind of Animal Farm for small children - but with no political message. Sandra Boynton always comes through with fun books that teach important lessons.
April 20, 2011
A moving narrative that highlights the circle of life in understandable, free-market terms while placing a sunnier patina on the darker side of the meat and poultry industry.
December 14, 2021
I’ve read this book so many times i have it committed to memory.
February 7, 2012
It’s a Sandra Boynton book, so it’s almost not worth reviewing. You know it’s going to be 5 stars. However, this Boynton book stands out enough from the already-exalted pack that I think it’s worth a review.
Basically it’s a poem of animals and the sounds they make. “A cow says moo, a sheep says baa” until you get to the surprising line “three singing pigs say la la la.” Hilarity ensues. Really!
Like all Boynton books, it’s rhythmic so my son enjoys the narrative, and he can participate in the reading by supplying the animal sounds as we go. The illustrations are colorful enough to grab his attention, but simple enough that he can point out different animals and the different parts of the animals. The final page of the book has all the animals together, and he spends the most time on this page pointing out the various animals and making their corresponding noises.
If nothing else, this book is worth checking out just to listen to the other adults in your life act out the crazy animal sounds. We have a weekly dinner with our extended family, and my son loves to make the rounds and have every adult present read the story with him. It’s pretty great to hear your older brother act out “rhinoceroses snort and snuffle."
Basically it’s a poem of animals and the sounds they make. “A cow says moo, a sheep says baa” until you get to the surprising line “three singing pigs say la la la.” Hilarity ensues. Really!
Like all Boynton books, it’s rhythmic so my son enjoys the narrative, and he can participate in the reading by supplying the animal sounds as we go. The illustrations are colorful enough to grab his attention, but simple enough that he can point out different animals and the different parts of the animals. The final page of the book has all the animals together, and he spends the most time on this page pointing out the various animals and making their corresponding noises.
If nothing else, this book is worth checking out just to listen to the other adults in your life act out the crazy animal sounds. We have a weekly dinner with our extended family, and my son loves to make the rounds and have every adult present read the story with him. It’s pretty great to hear your older brother act out “rhinoceroses snort and snuffle."
September 24, 2017
A fun little story about animal noises.
January 12, 2022
Try to have fun with it and sing out the "La la la."
June 8, 2025
If child tries to tell me that singing pigs say "Oink" instead of "La la la" we're going to have a serious talk.
August 4, 2024
Not a lot of character development but my niece seemed to like it 🤷♀️
January 20, 2013
Outstanding! I could not put this book down.
May 12, 2016
Very very cute. I love Sandra Boynton.
April 25, 2013
Nothing has made my baby smile and laugh so far as much as this book.
November 3, 2015
This is her absolute favourite book right now. She giggles all the way through it. I have the whole thing memorized.
March 6, 2017
My son's favorite book so far.
July 10, 2017
Love. One of my favorites.
May 19, 2022
Sandra Boynton tackles animal sounds with her signature offbeat humor and cute illustrations.
July 24, 2011
My wife and I consider Moo, Baa, La La La to be our daughter Charlotte's first favourite book. There was a point in time, not so long ago, when the only sounds that would calm her down in the evening (or on a bad car ride, or after a fall, or any other general sookfest) were my wife or I reciting this book. Now that Charlotte's a little bit older (15 months at the time of this writing) she still loves the book, and has taken to finishing the sentences as we read along (or recite from memory).
Our version is a 5 inch square board book. It's also available in a much larger version, about 12 inches square, but the 5 inch version is still quite sturdy. Sandra Boynton once again uses her recognizable style of illustration, drawing bold, colourful animals on plain, solid colour backgrounds. This works very well, making it simple for young eyes to pick out the animals and point to them happily and proudly.
My first impressions of this, and most other books by Sandra Boynton, were actually pretty poor. I hadn't had any experience with them when I was younger, so I didn't really much care for them. But as you soon learn as a parent, if it makes your child happy, that's pretty much all that matters. This was the first book that Charlotte would respond to, reach for, and eventually carry along as she crawled across the floor to us. It holds a very special place in our hearts now. After over a year of steady reading, we have had to retire our copy. Sturdy or not, babies are hard on books, and we really want to keep this one in tact. We'll probably be picking it up again, the next time we see it.
5/5
Our version is a 5 inch square board book. It's also available in a much larger version, about 12 inches square, but the 5 inch version is still quite sturdy. Sandra Boynton once again uses her recognizable style of illustration, drawing bold, colourful animals on plain, solid colour backgrounds. This works very well, making it simple for young eyes to pick out the animals and point to them happily and proudly.
My first impressions of this, and most other books by Sandra Boynton, were actually pretty poor. I hadn't had any experience with them when I was younger, so I didn't really much care for them. But as you soon learn as a parent, if it makes your child happy, that's pretty much all that matters. This was the first book that Charlotte would respond to, reach for, and eventually carry along as she crawled across the floor to us. It holds a very special place in our hearts now. After over a year of steady reading, we have had to retire our copy. Sturdy or not, babies are hard on books, and we really want to keep this one in tact. We'll probably be picking it up again, the next time we see it.
5/5
January 3, 2020
I was falling into the familiar rhythm of animal noises connected to their respective animals when Boynton completely flipped the script on me. Rather than oinking, she had the pigs saying "la la la."
Now, I am no livestock expert, but I have observed pigs a respectable number of times in my life. At no point have I heard a pig say "la la la." I must conclude that Boynton is going for absurdity here, and, from this point onward, I was ready for a roller coaster of surrealism. However, Boynon does not treat us to more of this delicious weirdness. Instead, she chooses to treat us to more animal noises and then, in a rather poignant moment, she asks us, as readers, to consider what noises we make.
The age-old question of our place in the animal kingdom has now been broached. The worry here, particularly if this is a bedtime story, is that a child might think too deeply on this question and be left tossing and turning in a bout of insomnia as they contemplate this question. Soon your poor child will start spiralling into questions about the purpose of humanity, whether the communication rendered by humans is really that much more meaningful than that of so-called lesser creatures, and whether our treatment of animals, and livestock in particular, can be justified morally.
Before you know it, you have a sleep deprived child who is preaching to you about veganism and writing manifestos for the Animal Liberation Front in crayon on your clean white walls.
If this is a risk that you are willing to take, it is well worth it.
Now, I am no livestock expert, but I have observed pigs a respectable number of times in my life. At no point have I heard a pig say "la la la." I must conclude that Boynton is going for absurdity here, and, from this point onward, I was ready for a roller coaster of surrealism. However, Boynon does not treat us to more of this delicious weirdness. Instead, she chooses to treat us to more animal noises and then, in a rather poignant moment, she asks us, as readers, to consider what noises we make.
The age-old question of our place in the animal kingdom has now been broached. The worry here, particularly if this is a bedtime story, is that a child might think too deeply on this question and be left tossing and turning in a bout of insomnia as they contemplate this question. Soon your poor child will start spiralling into questions about the purpose of humanity, whether the communication rendered by humans is really that much more meaningful than that of so-called lesser creatures, and whether our treatment of animals, and livestock in particular, can be justified morally.
Before you know it, you have a sleep deprived child who is preaching to you about veganism and writing manifestos for the Animal Liberation Front in crayon on your clean white walls.
If this is a risk that you are willing to take, it is well worth it.
January 14, 2018
I read this book aloud several times a day to babies and toddlers! I have it memorized; I can grunt this animal noise poem on command. And I'm getting better giving classes (yes classes?!) to drooling, curious babes, some who can't even sit up on their own. You'd be amazed how under 1 year olds can and will sit in a circle and pay attention and interact. We certainly have to keep busy on the 10 1/2 hour nursery shift.
"Moooo, says the cow. Baaa, says the sheep. La, la, la, says three singing pigs. No, no, you say, that isn't right. The pigs say, Oink, all day and night. Rhinosauruses Snort and Snuff. And little dogs say Ruff, Ruff, Ruff! Other dogs say BOW, WOW, WOW, and cats and kittens say Meow. The duck says Quack, the horse says Neigh. It's quiet now..what do You say?" -SB
My bf told me of a study that humans can instinctively learn how to make animal sounds and have used it to their advantage, for example, to hunt down prey. I find it funny that we still teach our babies animal sounds, though these city kids do not come in contact with most of these animals ever. It's still cute to make weird noises with babies, and to talk about talking-
"It's quiet now-what do YOU say?"
"Moooo, says the cow. Baaa, says the sheep. La, la, la, says three singing pigs. No, no, you say, that isn't right. The pigs say, Oink, all day and night. Rhinosauruses Snort and Snuff. And little dogs say Ruff, Ruff, Ruff! Other dogs say BOW, WOW, WOW, and cats and kittens say Meow. The duck says Quack, the horse says Neigh. It's quiet now..what do You say?" -SB
My bf told me of a study that humans can instinctively learn how to make animal sounds and have used it to their advantage, for example, to hunt down prey. I find it funny that we still teach our babies animal sounds, though these city kids do not come in contact with most of these animals ever. It's still cute to make weird noises with babies, and to talk about talking-
"It's quiet now-what do YOU say?"
April 16, 2008
Random silliness.
June 13, 2008
This book has cute illustrations and introduces kids to animals and the sounds that they make.
Sturdy and fun.
Sturdy and fun.
December 4, 2016
fun to sing and read!
August 3, 2017
Very funny that this book was
May 12, 2019
Really fun read. I especially like hearing mum snort like a rhino.
February 24, 2024
Mommy makes a funny “MOOOOO” sound.
September 26, 2025
Amazon sent me this by mistake, nice short read, helps you get back into reading :)
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November 23, 2025thanks to the person on tiktok who read this in the tune of bad romance
August 3, 2021
We sang La La La!
March 27, 2012
A true masterpiece. It warms my heart with joy.
July 6, 2015
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