An adorable story of acceptance and friendship awaits young readers in Mary Elizabeth The Spotless Cow by Salvatore “Sal” Barbera.
Mary Elizabeth arrives at the farm one day, but the other cows pay her no mind. They don’t want anything to do with a spotless cow. So she comes up with the ingenious idea of making spots out of mud. It’s enough to break the tension and convince the cows to talk and play with her. But what will happen when the spots come off?
Mary Elizabeth The Spotless Cow is a charming story of how one cow gained a new bunch of friends. None of the other cows on the farm want anything to do with Mary Elizabeth because she doesn’t have spots. Suddenly, she has spots and everyone wants to include her. Mary Elizabeth knows, however, that the other cows need to like her for her and not just because she looks like everyone else. This is a fabulous lesson to teach kids. Barbera offers up this message in a lighthearted, fun way. It’s not preachy. It’s not sappy. What I also thought was cute is that the cows played human games and used a certain office product. It’s clever and unexpected. I wasn’t fond of the overabundance of exclamation points in the text, but it didn’t distract from the wonderful story.
Like the story, the illustrations are whimsical and fun. This is a cute book your child will want to read time and again.
Rating: 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
Hardcover: 36 pages
Publisher: Sweetles Press; 1st edition (July 7, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0985061111
ISBN-13: 978-0985061111
During the month of October, purchase Mary Elizabeth The Spotless Cow from the Sweetles website for only $12.00 (List price: $17.99). When you buy this book, 50% of net proceeds go to Phoenix Children’s Hospital Child Life Program. Visit http://www.sweetles.com/product/books/mary-elizabeth-the-spotless-cow-book/ for more information.
I received a free PDF version of this book from the author. I have been paid to promote this book with a virtual book tour through Pump Up Your Book. This fee did not include a review. This review contains my honest opinions, which I have not been compensated for in any way.
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Mary Elizabeth The Spotless Cow Virtual Book Publicity Tour Schedule
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October 1st
Interview at Blogcritics
October 2nd
Book spotlight at The Writer’s Life
October 3rd
Book spotlight at As the Pages Turn
October 4th
Book review at Alicia Finn Noack
October 7th
Book spotlight at Literarily Speaking
October 8th
Book spotlight at Between the Covers
October 9th
Book spotlight at The Book Rack
October 10th
Book review at The Children’s and Teens’ Book Connection
October 11th
Guest post at Paperback Writer
Book spotlight at Review from Here
October 14th
Interview at Straight from the Author’s Mouth
October 15th
Book spotlight at Broken Teepee
Book spotlight at Beyond the Books
October 16th
Book review at Lynn’s Corner
Book trailer reveal at If Books Could Talk
October 17th
Guest post at The Story Behind the Book
October 18th
Interview at The Children’s and Teens’ Book Connection
October 21st
Book review at My Devotional Thoughts
Book spotlight at Deco My Heart
Book spotlight at A Year of Jubilee Book Reviews
October 22nd
Book review at 4 the Love of Books
October 23rd
Guest post at Mayra’s Secret Bookcase
October 25th
Book review at Mary’s Cup of Tea
October 28th
Book review at Thoughts in Progress
October 30th
Book review at Maureen’s Musings
October 31st
Book review at Blooming with Books
Guest post at Lori’s Reading Corner
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 Book review at Classic Children’s Books
Book spotlight at 4 the Love of Books
Book review at A Year of Jubilee Book Reviews
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