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THERE'S A COW IN THE ROAD
Written by Reeve Linbergh
Illustrated by Tracey Campbell Pearson
Dial Books for Young Readers 1993
Hardcover ISBN 0-8037-133-
SUMMARY
From Kirkus Reviews-
" '…She's a big one too,/Browsing
on blossoms/Drenched with dew.' In sprightly verse, a child getting ready
for school reports the drama accumulating outside her Vermont farmhouse
window: traffic halts, minutes pass, and more animals congregate…By
the time the school bus comes at 'seven forty-four,' there are half a
dozen noisy, friendly creatures waiting with the kids. The cadence propels
the verse like a well-oiled ticking clock, while Pearson's dancing lines
and effervescent watercolors embroider the humor at every turn, from a
heap of toy animal on the little girl's bed-as numerous as those outdoors-to
the cheerful crowd waving goodbye at the end. A joyous, comical pacesetter
for a busy morning."
