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By Tracy Moore
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Animal-talent-show tale is big on wordplay, potty humor.
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What's the Story?
Mr. and Mrs. Farmer are on vacation, so Minnie and Moo decide to host a talent show. But from the outset, there's trouble: The coyotes and weasels are sniffing around the money, Elvis the rooster insists on hogging the show, and Minnie loses her cool when the smoldering Don Juan del Toro takes the stage. Can they pull off this annual festival, keep everything in check, and keep an eye on that money? Or will everything be ruined?
Is It Any Good?
MINNIE & MOO: HOOVES OF FIRE has the feel of an old-timey yarn, replete with some off-color humor, wry jokes, and lots of mayhem to keep readers entertained. But it uses some heady vocabulary and wordplay that may challenge some readers and lose others.
Porta-potties on the loose, coyotes in a money heist, and a relentless rooster named Elvis will amuse fans of the series looking for adventure and fun. However, some parents may find the fat jokes a little much, or they may prefer to read this aloud to talk through bigger words, more abstract jokes, or less appropriate material.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about talent. If your school had a talent show, what would you perform, and why?
Have you read other Minnie & Moo books? How does this one compare?
Have you ever had a day where everything seemed to go wrong? What happened? How did you fix it?
Book Details
- Author :
- Illustrator : Denys Cazet
- Genre : For Beginning Readers
- Topics : Fantasy ( Magic ) , Adventures , Animals
- Book type : Fiction
- Publisher : Creston Books
- Publication date : July 1, 2014
- Publisher's recommended age(s) : 6 - 11
- Number of pages : 208
- Available on : Hardback
- Last updated : October 1, 2025
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