Cows Moo, Cars Toot

'There's a wagtail at the window Tapping on the glass Is he trying to tell us He wants to join our class?' (p.68) A wealth of subjects and moods with readability, understandability, chant-ability and tap-ability feature in this delightful collection. These poems must be the result of Crebbin's observation, wide interests, love of rhythm and knowledge of what children respond to naturally. Children want to remember them - and do so easily. They also serve as a very natural stimulus to children's own writing. 'It's time we taught them a lesson Yes, but what can we do? We could try giving voice to the way that we feel Ready, steady - MOO-OO-OO!' (p.4) Among the very best of many 'best' poetry volumes around for primary children.