Moo, Baa, La La La!

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Moo, Baa, La La La!
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Author Sandra Boynton
IllustratorSandra Boynton
LanguageEnglish
Genre Children's literature, picture book, Board book
Published1982 (Little Simon)
Publication placeUSA
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages13 (unpaginated)
ISBN 9780671449018
OCLC 229227978

Moo, Baa, La La La! is a 1982 children's picture book written and illustrated by Sandra Boynton about various animals and the noises they make. It was published by Little Simon Books.

Reception

A review by Common Sense Media called Moo, Baa, La La La! "terrific for a broad age range of children." and wrote "It's entirely functional, introducing tots to animals and teaching them the creatures' sounds. Yet Sandra Boynton's unique style breathes invigorating life into a well-worked format." [1]

Moo, Baa, La La La! has also been reviewed by Kirkus Reviews . [2]

It is in the School Library Journal Top 100 picture books list, [3] and is one of America's bestselling children's books. [4]

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References

  1. "Moo, Baa, La La La!". www.commonsensemedia.org. Common Sense Media Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  2. "Moo, Baa, La La La! (e-book)". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. May 17, 2011. Retrieved March 20, 2017. Boynton and Loud Crow deliver another excellent enhanced e-book that fires on all literary, technological and artistic cylinders.
  3. Elizabeth Bird (May 23, 2012). "Top 100 Picture Books #69: Moo Baa La La La by Sandra Boynton". blogs.slj.com. Media Source Inc. Retrieved March 20, 2017. This is indeed one of those board book staples we've come to love and rely on.
  4. Diane Roback, ed. (December 17, 2001). "All-Time Bestselling Children's Books". Publishers Weekly. 248 (51). PWxyz LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2017.