Today’s picture book is a rhyming story. It is also pretty wacky. When Cows Come Home for Christmas by Dori Chaconas, illustrated by Lynne Chapman tells the story of a most unusual Christmas get-together.
An interesting string of events and the lack of a Christmas tree find a lovely cow named Moosha covered with lights, ornaments and tinsel, with packages placed around her feet.
Like most aspiring picture book writers, I have attempted to tell a story or two in rhyme. I truly appreciate the work that goes into a rhyming picture book. Dori Chaconas came up with a unique story, funny characters, an unusual problem with a kooky solution and told the entire story in rhyme. Lynne Chapman’s illustrations bring us a wonderful group of cows with a variety of age, from baby calves to Grandma.
If you enjoy telling stories in rhyme, check out this page on Dori's site. It was one of the first resources I was pointed to when I started writing for children.
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3 comments:
Rachel, thanks for sharing these holiday books. Many in your recent posts are new to me. It always amazes me how many books I miss, so I appreciate you noting them.
Happy holidays!
Thank you so much Rachel for this lovely review! I am really pleased that you enjoyed the book and liked my illustrations.
If any of your readers are interested in finding out more about how I created them, I have my own blog at http://lynnechapman.blogspot.com/ where I talk all about my techniques and how I draw in pastels.
Wow! How wonderful that the illustrator chimed in on the comments here. I'm going to check out her blog and this book.
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