Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You . Dr. Seuss's Book of Wonderful Noises Bright and Early Board Books

Customer Reviews

a book that makes your children wanna READ !!!

2008-02-14
Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? is going to be a lot of fun for your child to read--or to use as a tool for them as they learn to read. This is a great book for children learning to read independently; the illustrations are grand and the words are relatively simple. The book also teaches, in a fun way, some important words for child to increase their vocabulary at the same time. Great!

The book has a page near the very beginning on which the child can write their name to personalize this and draw them into the lessons of this book. Just don't tell them they're going to be learning anything--if they think this is all a game they'll gobble up the information faster than anything!

The short story introduces a character named Mr. Brown who can go "moo" just like a cow can. We get a picture of a cow and the sound put together with the picture is very educational. The child is also prompted to make the sound "moo" themselves. This way they learn about a cow interactively in a creative, fun way that they're sure to love.

The book then goes on to use pictures of Mr. Brown and various other creatures so that the child can see these creatures and learn the sounds that each one makes. The child, for example, is asked to make the sound of a bee on a page where Mr. Brown is making the sound "buzz;" and the child is also encouraged to make the sounds of a cork opening up (pop) and horse feet sounds (klopp klopp). Every few pages there is a "refresher page" that recaps the lessons of the last several pages so that the child can informally review what they've just learned.

The hardcover is strong enough to resist any accidental damage your young child may try to do to it; and the quality of the paper is excellent.

Overall, this is an excellent book for introducing children to animals and wildlife. They see the pictures and make the sounds of each creature as they see Mr. Brown (the informal leader) do the same. I highly recommend this book for children just learning to read who also need to be introduced to animals and wildlife.

Excellent book

2008-02-11
This book has become one of my 2 year old daughter's favorite books. She absolutely loves the sounds in the books.She can associate the sounds with the various things mentioned in the book and laughs each time we read it together. A must have for little kids.

Great Book

2008-01-31
I love this book. My 12 month old daughter loves all the sounds that we make when you read this book. It's so cute.

A wonderful classic

2008-01-20
My son cannot hear this book enough (he is 2). So I would say that this book has passed the standard of the toughest critic (and the only opinion that matters), my son.

fun to read

2008-01-07
My five year son really enjoyed this book.Our whole family loves any of the Dr. Seuss books and they are always the first ones picked to read.My son has begun to read by himself after receiving the book.

So Can You!

2008-06-29
Mr. Brown Can Moo!
Can You?
Dr. Seuss

This is a book of sounds. It helps beginning readers learn to sound out words. When I was working on words with my oldest daughter, I soon found the my second daughter was also reading the words.
Before you know it the children have learned all the sounds along with Mr. Brown.
I highly recommend this book for young readers.

Jill Ammon Vanderwood, author
Through the Rug
Through The Rug: Follow That Dog (Through the Rug)

My boys love this

2008-06-17
This is one of those books that I can't get away with just reading once a night to my kids. They ask me to reread it over and over again.

My three year-old and my 18-month old love the rhymes and the pictures. It's their current favorite. They love making the noises as I read.

I think this is a must have book for the preschool and toddler crowd. It encourages interaction and is just plain fun to read.

A disappointment

2008-04-16
I bought this book for my 18-month old. The illustrations and colors are not too engaging to me, and my daughter is actually scared of the book! Perhaps the story is too packed with sound effects to be read aloud. It actually sounds a bit annoying. The book is now tucked away in a closet somewhere.

Gets Kids to Participate

2008-03-28
Review by Sherry North, Author, Because You Are My Baby

This is the rare kind of read-aloud book that transforms the child from passive listener into active participant. As Mr. Brown makes his wide variety of animal noises and other sound effects, both parent and child can't resist joining in. My 4-year-old and I enjoy competing to see who can sound more like an owl, a clock or thunder.

Pamphlet not a "book"

2008-02-29
OMG! This paperback "book" is nothing more than a pamphlet. If I had it over (now I am stuck), I wouldn't even pay the $5 asking price for this happy-meal quality comic book/leaflet.