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Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?

By Peter Lewis, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 4+

Disarming and delightful call-and-response book.

Book Dr. Seuss For Beginning Readers 1970
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age 7+

Based on 2 parent reviews

Lebron12James3
Lebron12James3 Parent
December 21, 2021
age 11+

Curious Geogre what time is the best song to go watch movie movie with you and your family guy and friends send

jgstanding
jgstanding Parent of 3, 5, 6, 9 and 11-year-old
March 17, 2011
age 2+

Good for any age!

Silly and fun for little ones.
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What's the Story?

Mr. Brown goes "choo choo dibble dibble dopp dopp cock-a-doodle-doo" in this disarming and delightful call-and-response book from Dr. Seuss--and how about you? Mr. Brown could be kith and kin of the Cat in the Hat: He's a prankster, he can do marvelous things--he even has a crumpled top hat. Best of all, he can mimic the sound of goldfish kissing.

Is It Any Good?

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Mr. Brown is certainly one of Dr. Seuss' most visually appealing characters. With his frazzled neck tie, wild hair, frazzled mustache, and bent hat, he looks like he just took a direct lightning strike ("Splatt!"). He leaps off the page and expresses his sounds with great flamboyance. A fine range of saturated color keeps the book on a vibrant edge.

Mr. Brown doesn't give just the sounds his thorough attention, but their taste as well, to their feel on your tongue. He squeezes his eyes tight in concentration to get each dibble and dopp just right. And the same will go for young readers and listeners as they seek to imitate both the sounds and their role model. This is familiar Seuss turf, with everything getting an exaggerated flourish from his pen, be it a frying pan or a cat's paws.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the different sounds. Which ones are the most fun to make?

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