Sailor Moo Cow at Sea by Lisa Wheeler, Art by Ponder Goembel

A Richard Jackson Book / Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Very cute. This is the story of Moo,  a cow who wants to go to sea. The first crew she joins is made up of cats. She becomes the ship’s cook and befriends some manatees, the cows of the sea. During a storm, Moo ends up being thrown overboard, and her manatee cousins help her to another ship run by Red Angus… who isn’t exactly what she expects.

The pictures are absolutely gorgeous.  I enjoyed the “Yo-ho-ho and a shiver-me-be” refrains that end each section of the story.  The rhyme scheme lends to easy reading and will be easy for children to pick up and “read along” with.  The story is cleverly done and enjoyable.

This would lend itself well to a classroom or a storytime about the sea or pirates.