The Cow That Laid an Egg. by Andy Cutbill
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- Author：Andy Cutbill
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Summary
Marjorie the cow doesn't feel very special。 She can't ride bicycles or do cartwheels like the other cows。 One morning， Marjorie is astonished to discover something extraordinary - she's laid an egg！ Does the baby inside the egg really belong to Marjorie？ Emotions run high in the farmyard as everyone waits to find out。
Reviews
Amal Nassir
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My son found this story very funny。 Lovely illustrations too。
Lexi Skyles
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I enjoyed this book I especially liked the illustrations。 They exaggerated the situation a little bit。 Also there were parts in the book where the format of the words were involved in the picture。 I think this book makes kids use their imagination as well。 Overall it was a veery enjoyable book。
Gina
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I didn't love the art， but then I found the ending surprisingly touching。 I didn't love the art， but then I found the ending surprisingly touching。 。。。more
Andrea Bueno
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Nov。 6， 2020Genre: FictionGrades: K-2Very funny book。 I like the way this book was written。 Illustrations were great as well。 I will be reading this book again to my students。
Elfo-oscuro
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Historia muy graciosa donde un enredo entre las gallinas y una vaca levantan la envidia y sospechas de las demas vacas。 Unas risas
Carina Spring
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Great as read aloud for all grades。Marjorie is a cow who thinks of herself as ordinary because she is not as talented as the rest of the cows。 The chickens hear her say this and they come up with a plan。 They place an egg that looks like it has cow spots under Marjorie as she is sleeping。 None of the other cows believe she actually laid an egg but when the chicken comes out it says "moo。" A fun book to have students read if they are having a hard time fitting in or do not have any specific talen Great as read aloud for all grades。Marjorie is a cow who thinks of herself as ordinary because she is not as talented as the rest of the cows。 The chickens hear her say this and they come up with a plan。 They place an egg that looks like it has cow spots under Marjorie as she is sleeping。 None of the other cows believe she actually laid an egg but when the chicken comes out it says "moo。" A fun book to have students read if they are having a hard time fitting in or do not have any specific talents or hobbies that they find out of the ordinary。 。。。more
Molly Cluff （Library！）
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So adorable and perfect for storytime。 I love the surprise ending （the chick that hatches out of the egg can moo， haha）。 The illustration style is adorable。
Vera
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 La vaca se llamaba Macarena y puso un huevo。 El polo que tuvo le tebiaxmucho cariño。🐄🐄🐄🐄🐄
Alicia Evans
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We read this at the library as part of our semi-annual puppet show。 I really liked how the cow wanted to feel connected to something/important， so the egg helps ground her。 I also liked the message that family isn't necessarily what we look like but what we make it。 Very sweet and humorous。For: farm animal lovers; readers wanting a book about adoption and/or feeling extraordinary。Possible red flags: scheming; bullying from the other animals。 We read this at the library as part of our semi-annual puppet show。 I really liked how the cow wanted to feel connected to something/important， so the egg helps ground her。 I also liked the message that family isn't necessarily what we look like but what we make it。 Very sweet and humorous。For: farm animal lovers; readers wanting a book about adoption and/or feeling extraordinary。Possible red flags: scheming; bullying from the other animals。 。。。more
Sita_belen
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1/40 Muy divertido y con unas ilustraciones increíbles。 Toda la historia tiene rimas y estoy segura de que les encantará a los pequeños。。。。。Estoy organizando un reto de lectura para mis alumnos para el curso que viene， con 40 cuentos de diferentes niveles de lectura， desde pictogramas， a libros ya para 9 años。 De cada libro prepararé un mini quiz。 Que les servirá para ganar premios y puntos para intercambiar por otras cosas。 De paso aprovecho y se los cuento a mi peque antes de dormir。 Al menos， 1/40 Muy divertido y con unas ilustraciones increíbles。 Toda la historia tiene rimas y estoy segura de que les encantará a los pequeños。。。。。Estoy organizando un reto de lectura para mis alumnos para el curso que viene， con 40 cuentos de diferentes niveles de lectura， desde pictogramas， a libros ya para 9 años。 De cada libro prepararé un mini quiz。 Que les servirá para ganar premios y puntos para intercambiar por otras cosas。 De paso aprovecho y se los cuento a mi peque antes de dormir。 Al menos， los más cortitos。 。。。more
Kristen Thorp
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158/365
Tory
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Not as foster friendly as a I thought based on the title and review， but still sweet。
Syntha Green
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Delightful
Jimena
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Una historia para niños muy divertida que nos enseña que tenemos que empatizar con los demás
Angie Carter
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WOW！ So fun it makes you smile and if you are reading with a child laugh out loud。
David
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book。 I actually read it out loud to my little brother， who even being older， loved it。 It has a simple but effective point about how everyone is different but we can still all get along。 It is such a fun concept through the book about the cow who laid an egg with a cartoon style。
Morlando K
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cow lays an egg。。。 find out what happens， it's a hoot。 cow lays an egg。。。 find out what happens， it's a hoot。 。。。more
Eleanor W
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I am not sure who the ratings are so high on this one。。。。it is very "Horton hatches an egg" meets "Charlotte's web" I am not sure who the ratings are so high on this one。。。。it is very "Horton hatches an egg" meets "Charlotte's web" 。。。more
Debra
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Marjorie is just an ordinary cow。 Her fellow cows on the farm ride bicycles and do handstands。 Really， the drawings show them doing these things。 The chickens spend all night whispering to one another and come up with a plan。 The next day Marjorie discovers that she has laid an egg。 The farmer and his wife are so proud， the newspaper photographers come。 The chickens are so proud。 But the other cows now do not feel so special any more and become VERY jealous。 What will happen to the egg and Marj Marjorie is just an ordinary cow。 Her fellow cows on the farm ride bicycles and do handstands。 Really， the drawings show them doing these things。 The chickens spend all night whispering to one another and come up with a plan。 The next day Marjorie discovers that she has laid an egg。 The farmer and his wife are so proud， the newspaper photographers come。 The chickens are so proud。 But the other cows now do not feel so special any more and become VERY jealous。 What will happen to the egg and Marjorie？ A nice twist at the end。 The illustrations are very fun and colorful。 。。。more
Terry
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Marjorie is our daughter's new friend。 We have been reading this book every night for a week。 Now she says she picks it because Daddy likes it！See parent suggestions on ways to amp up reading this book。 Marjorie is our daughter's new friend。 We have been reading this book every night for a week。 Now she says she picks it because Daddy likes it！See parent suggestions on ways to amp up reading this book。 。。。more
Jennifer B。
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This was very cute and enjoyable。
Sydney Jackson
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Andy Cutbill， illustrated by Russell AytoHarperColins 2006Marjorie is just a cow who does not feel special because she cannot do handstands or ride a bicycle like the other cows。 She tells this to her friends the chickens， and then the next day， Marjorie woke up and saw that she had laid an egg！ She felt so special after that， and all the other cows got angry， because they didn't believe that she had actually laid the egg。 However， when the egg hatches， it is most certainly a cow （well sort of）。 Andy Cutbill， illustrated by Russell AytoHarperColins 2006Marjorie is just a cow who does not feel special because she cannot do handstands or ride a bicycle like the other cows。 She tells this to her friends the chickens， and then the next day， Marjorie woke up and saw that she had laid an egg！ She felt so special after that， and all the other cows got angry， because they didn't believe that she had actually laid the egg。 However， when the egg hatches， it is most certainly a cow （well sort of）。There are talking animals in this book， and animals doing lots of things animals cannot actually do。This is a cute story about friendships and trying to help each other find what makes each other special。 It is extremely entertaining for children because they know that cows do not lay eggs， nor do they ride bikes or do handstands， but this book is supposed to be funny and entertaining。 It is also filled with bright colors that help keep the children engaged。 。。。more
Simon Wheeler
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Really fun book。 The title is self-explanatory。On the surface， silly nonsense， which the kids were absolutely tickled with。 And that's what makes a great kids' book - if it can teach them about unconditional love and being nice to those that are a bit different， without the kids noticing， cos they're having fun。Oh， and if my kids WANT to read it themselves - a book that encourages reading is a winner！ Really fun book。 The title is self-explanatory。On the surface， silly nonsense， which the kids were absolutely tickled with。 And that's what makes a great kids' book - if it can teach them about unconditional love and being nice to those that are a bit different， without the kids noticing， cos they're having fun。Oh， and if my kids WANT to read it themselves - a book that encourages reading is a winner！ 。。。more
Annissa
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Copyright: 2006 by Andy CutbillNumber of pages: unnumberedBook format: hard coverReading level: PreK-K， GR level: LGenre: FictionLit Requirement: Picture StorybookSummary: Marjorie is a cow who felt not unique compared to all of the other cows on the farm。 The other cows can ride bikes， do hand stands， and Marjorie could do nothing。 One day Marjorie screamed out in shock that she has laid an egg！ The other cows did not believe her but the news people went crazy over it！ The other cows decided to Copyright: 2006 by Andy CutbillNumber of pages: unnumberedBook format: hard coverReading level: PreK-K， GR level: LGenre: FictionLit Requirement: Picture StorybookSummary: Marjorie is a cow who felt not unique compared to all of the other cows on the farm。 The other cows can ride bikes， do hand stands， and Marjorie could do nothing。 One day Marjorie screamed out in shock that she has laid an egg！ The other cows did not believe her but the news people went crazy over it！ The other cows decided to wait until the egg hatched to believe Marjorie or not。 Read the book to find out what happens when the egg hatches！Review:I loved reading this book！ The illustrations go along with the story excellently with the facial expressions and colors used。 I love the variety in the text on each page， I feel it adds a lot of expression in the story。 I rate this book 5/5 stars because the message told through the story is inspiring。 It lets the reader relate to feeling not special， but then shows that everyone is special in some way， just be patient and it will show。 。。。more
Hannah Barnes
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Summary: This sweet little book is about a cow who was feeling a little less than special one day。 She explained her distress to her chicken friends， who came up with an idea that would make the cow feel extraordinary。 Evaluation: This book teaches how friends can help each other out in attempt to make them happy with the addition of a little barn yard humor。 It also displays exceptional illustrations of what takes on the farm， and allows the reader to picture the chaos when Marjorie laid her eg Summary: This sweet little book is about a cow who was feeling a little less than special one day。 She explained her distress to her chicken friends， who came up with an idea that would make the cow feel extraordinary。 Evaluation: This book teaches how friends can help each other out in attempt to make them happy with the addition of a little barn yard humor。 It also displays exceptional illustrations of what takes on the farm， and allows the reader to picture the chaos when Marjorie laid her egg。 Teaching Ideas: This book could be used within the classroom as an example of fiction， as we all know Cows cannot lay eggs。 This book could also be used to teacher children about being intentional with their drawings as we notice that Marjorie egg had spots just like a cow。 It also an original story and， because of this it is a more interesting read。 This could provoke students to be more original within their own writings。 。。。more
Kay
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Marjorie is down in the dumps because she doesn't have any special talents。 The chickens decide to help her lay an egg。 It causes quite a stir on the farm。 Marjorie faithfully cares for her egg。 When her egg finally hatches the other cows think the chick proves Marjorie is just ordinary。 The little chick surprises everyone on the farm when she makes her first sound。teaching application- Plastic eggs with an upper case letter and a paper chick with a lower case letter can be used for letter pract Marjorie is down in the dumps because she doesn't have any special talents。 The chickens decide to help her lay an egg。 It causes quite a stir on the farm。 Marjorie faithfully cares for her egg。 When her egg finally hatches the other cows think the chick proves Marjorie is just ordinary。 The little chick surprises everyone on the farm when she makes her first sound。teaching application- Plastic eggs with an upper case letter and a paper chick with a lower case letter can be used for letter practice。 The students can find the correct chick for each egg。 It could also be an egg hunt。 It could be kept in egg cartons on the class shelves。 。。。more
Cassandra Gelvin
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I found it。 It must have come out of my insides。Kind of a weird book。 It's kind of a mixed message。 There's a cow that feels like she's not special because all the other cows can ride bicycles and do handstands instead of her。 The chickens， without any clear motivation other than her happiness， take an egg and paint spots on it in order to cause her to think that she laid an egg。 The farmer and his wife get the news and she becomes well known for laying an egg。 Then the other cows feel bad becau I found it。 It must have come out of my insides。Kind of a weird book。 It's kind of a mixed message。 There's a cow that feels like she's not special because all the other cows can ride bicycles and do handstands instead of her。 The chickens， without any clear motivation other than her happiness， take an egg and paint spots on it in order to cause her to think that she laid an egg。 The farmer and his wife get the news and she becomes well known for laying an egg。 Then the other cows feel bad because their tricks pale in comparison to laying an egg， so they're no longer special。 They accuse the chickens of planting the egg， and the chickens tell them to prove it。 So they wait for the egg to hatch， and inside is a baby bird， which promptly yells "MOO" and the cow names it Daisy and declares that it is a cow。 That's how the book ends。I am kind of lost。 The ending message is definitely， "Accept others for who they are，" but if the chickens had accepted her for who she was， they wouldn't have put the egg under her， so the starting message is more like， "Patronize people so they don't feel ordinary。" It's not bad， it's just weird。 It's totally unrealistic， and this kind of thing would never happen， so it's certainly not a bad message。 But the message more or less boils down to， "Pretend that other people are special even though you know they're really not。"Message: Accept others for who they are。 Or， patronize people so they don't feel ordinary。For more children's book reviews， see my website at http://www。drttmk。com。 。。。more
Becca
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Silly story about a cow struggling with self-esteem。 Bright， colorful illustrations。
Olivia Evans
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Plot Summary: In this humorous and imaginative story， Marjorie is a cow who loses sight of how special she is and feels very under appreciated。 Compared to the other cows， who can do handstands and ride bicycles， Marge doesn’t seem to feel she has any special talents or worth。 The chickens on the farm feel bad for Marge and decide to ‘cluck’ up a plan to help her feel better。 Before you know， Marge is exclaiming that she laid an EGG！ （even though we all know cows do not lay eggs） People come fro Plot Summary: In this humorous and imaginative story， Marjorie is a cow who loses sight of how special she is and feels very under appreciated。 Compared to the other cows， who can do handstands and ride bicycles， Marge doesn’t seem to feel she has any special talents or worth。 The chickens on the farm feel bad for Marge and decide to ‘cluck’ up a plan to help her feel better。 Before you know， Marge is exclaiming that she laid an EGG！ （even though we all know cows do not lay eggs） People come from all over the country to check out the once in a lifetime chance， and the other cows start to get a little suspicious。 They claim to Marge that that is not her egg and the Chickens defend her with “Prove it！” The only way to ‘prove it’， is to wait until the egg is hatched。 Will Marge be a cow mommy to an egg or will it come out and want a chicken mama？ Literary Merit: I believe the value of characterization in this story is very important and relatable， especially to young children。 Marge， the cow， is feeling very unspecial and under appreciated compared to the other cows who can do handstands and ride bicycles。 Most children do not realize the power in their uniqueness， so a lot of children have self-esteem issues and always compare themselves to others。 Although Marge is a fantasy animal character who talks， her personality and traits are extremely lifelike and easily related to。 The author also does a great job presenting different facets of Marge the cow， making her a multidimensional character， which keeps the reader in tune and intrigued with Marge。Classroom Connection: Although the common person knows that cows don’t lay eggs， some of my younger students may not understand the life cycle of animals， and thus， not be able to understand the story。 I would want to inform my students a little further with life cycles by having them compare and contrast the life cycles of different animals。 I would find a collection of books on life cycles in general or books that focus specifically on an animal's life cycle， and let my students explore them。 I would then allow them to choose an animal that they found interesting and have them create a life cycle poster using the computer for pictures to print out。 My students would come out knowing a lot more information on animal life cycles， while using components from reading， writing， drawing， and technology。 。。。more
Meredith
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