Dooby Dooby Moo (by Doreen Cronin)

This picture book about barnyard animals competing in a talent show is as fun for grown-ups to read as it is for kids to listen to. Especially for parents who are willing to let their inner performer come out and sing along with the cows and sheep. The energetic and expressive illustrations lend loads of personality to the animals and the confused farmer. The type -- big and bold -- is well-suited to the story and the animal's voices are scrawled in a casual, scratchy print making it easy to figure out when they start talking.

Funny footnotes might go over the kids' heads but will have adults chuckling. And the whole family is sure to root for Duck and his friends when the time comes to take the stage before the panel of judges (including one extra-discerning cat).