They cannot get enough of this sweet bedtime story. In the book, Lulu (which is our nickname for Alaina!) is a sleepy pig whose pals Pigeon, who "coos", and Owl, who "whoos", have shown up at bedtime and want to play. Lulu tries to send her noisy friends away but after their boo-hooing, she invites them in for a slumber party. Our copy usually comes out right before the girls are about to hit the sack themselves. Can you tell by the binky, blankie and Big Bird?
The girls love the sweet illustrations and both of them enjoy telling Pigeon and Owl to "Shhhhh!" since it's sleepy time. See what I mean?
I really like the fact that the rhymes have just the right rhythm for reading aloud which makes it one of the few books I don't mind repeating over and over. There's a great amount of repetition that Gabrielle and Alaina have caught on to quickly, and there are lots of opportunities for them to "coo", "whoo" and "moo" like the animals in the book do. Here's our Lulu doing her best "moo".
There are also some really funny moments and a good moral about conflict resolution in the story so the girls laugh and learn. And even though the book is so interactive, the illustrations are soft, sweet and almost kind of sleepy, which make it the perfect story to read right before bed.
And here's one more fun fact about Who Said Coo? It was written and illustrated by twin sisters! Here are Deborah Ruddell, who wrote the book, and Robin Luebs, who drew the images, now:
And as little girls:
I know that Gabrielle and Alaina have no idea that their favorite book was written by twins but it makes me happy. Maybe it's the thought that someday they'll work together on something like Debbie and Robin have. A mom can dream, right? In any case, Who Said Coo? is a read that both you and your children will love!
And I've got great news because one lucky AFOMFT reader is going to win a copy of their very own! To enter to win, post a comment here telling me what your child's favorite book is (this is mandatory).
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Please leave a separate comment for each entry and make sure to include a link to your tweet, blog post, etc. All entries must be posted on AFOMFT as a direct comment to this post. Comments on Facebook will not count as entries. This giveaway is open to residents of the U.S. only and ends March 3rd at 11:59 pm EST. The winner will be selected by random.org and announced on AFOMFT on March 4th. If the winner doesn't contact AFOMFT within 48 hours, a new drawing will be held so be sure to check back to see if you've won!
Please note that I was sent a copy of Who Said Coo? for the purpose of this review and giveaway. No other compensation was received. The opinions I've shared of this book are my own and yours may differ.
Images: AFOMFT, Brian Ruddell & Craig Luebs
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