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Once again, Moo is thinking: "I wish for a nice pair of thumbs." This simple yet far-fetched longing leads the two bovine friends amusingly to the magic of frilly dresses, hair color, eye shadow--and dancing. At the farmer's house they, in their party togs, are mistaken for Opal and Ruby, the farmer's twin sisters from California. "You gals sure know how to hoof it!" says on e of their human dance partners. But when hamburgers are served, Moo and Minnie are struck suddenly by their own connection to beef. "We could be next on the grill," says Minnie. "Run for it!"
Reviews (4)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 1-3-Minnie and Moo are two enterprising cows who get into scrapes trying to engage in human activities such as dressing up and dancing at a party and driving a tractor. Cazet's pencil-and-watercolor illustrations perfectly capture the comical atmosphere of the stories, but the texts are not geared to the intended audience. Much of the tongue-in-cheek humor will be lost on newly independent readers and in some places the sly jokes seem inappropriately sophisticated. In Dancing, two farmers at a party yell "YA-HOO!" when Minnie takes off her girdle, and again when they find other articles of discarded clothing. Cazet has written many popular picture books in which his texts suit the intended audience and flow naturally. Unfortunately, in these easy readers, this balance is lost.-Diane Janoff, Queens Borough Public Library, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
In this companion to [cf2]Minnie and Moo Go to the Moon[cf1], the humor is a little off--slightly distasteful, even--as the two cow friends dress up in women's clothing and crash the farmer's party, only to be lusted after by the unsavory DePew brothers and offered hamburgers to eat. Stick with the other title. From HORN BOOK Spring 1999, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
In Cazet's saga of two bovines, Minnie and Moo are enjoying a sunset when sounds of a dance at the farmer's home drift up to them. Minnie, the sharp one, suggests to Moo, the dim one, that they attend. They rifle through an old trunk in the barn for dresses, deodorant, hair coloring, and a girdle for Minnie. They appear at the dance, are mistaken by the farmer's wife for her husband's twin sisters, are introduced to a couple of country boys, and get down to business. The two couples retire to the food table and start eating until Minnie realizes they are snacking on hamburgersvery likely the Holsteins that had gone missing earlier in the evening; ``I'm sorry, Madge,'' Moo said. ``I didn't know it was you.'' They beat a hasty retreat, give the hamburgers a proper burial, and leave readers with much to chew overfor starters, cannibalism and a strip teasebut it's presented in a winning format, with so much humor and dash, that the proper response is to not take it seriously. (Picture book. 7-10)
Booklist Review
Gr. 1^-2. Minnie and Moo are cows who keep getting ideas. In Moon, Moo decides she'd like to drive the tractor. "Oh, Moo, Moo, have you been thinking again?" Minnie asks. Well, as Moo says, it's only a small think, but it leads to big adventure as the duo get behind the wheel, drive each other crazy, and wind up (they think) on the moon. In Dancing, Moo wishes to dance. So the duo find some prom dresses, wigs, and makeup, and go to a party. Of course, things don't work out quite as expected. They're afraid a platter of hamburgers might be some friends, the Holsteins, and then they see ghosts. Although these are cleverer than most easy readers, kids may not get every humorous aside. That's okay because there is enough pure silliness to keep them giggling. Cazet knows how to milk the humor in his terrific artwork, too. Moo and Minnie dressed in their prom gear will make kids say, "Holy Cow!" --Ilene Cooper