![]() ![]() ![]() As Reena learns that a little kindness works wonders for both people and animals, Creech’s spare narrative creates vivid, emotion-packed images of landscapes, characters, and “that/ wild-eyed/ heifer,” Zora, that will stay with readers. Moo Moo Written by Sharon Creech Publisher’s Summary: When Reena, her little brother, Luke, and their parents first move to Maine, Reena doesn’t know what to expect. Falala with chores, and before long Reena has agreed to take care of Zora and show her at the local fair, which requires work, patience, and help from more experienced livestock handlers. In it, a massive, lethal wave looms over Sophie, and right before it’s about to fall. At their parents urging, Reena and Luke begin helping Mrs. The Wandere r begins with Sophie describing how the ocean is calling her, and her intense longing to get out on the open seas, but this admiration and passion for the ocean is quickly undercut when she recounts a nightmare she’s had. Falala and her menagerie of pets, including Zora, a cow as cantankerous as her owner. After 12-year-old Reena’s parents move the family to Maine from “a harlequin city/ of sights and noises,/ of museums and parks and music,” there’s more in store for Reena and her younger brother, Luke, than cold weather, lobster, and blueberries-starting with elderly Mrs. In a book that could have easily been titled Love That Cow (or Hate That Cow, actually) Newbery Medalist Creech uses short chapters that blend poems and prose to trace a displaced city girl’s adjustment to life in a “boat-bobbing/ sea salty harbor town” in Maine. ![]()
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