My first impressions of this, and most other books by Sandra Boynton, were actually pretty poor. This works very well, making it simple for young eyes to pick out the animals and point to them happily and proudly.

Sandra Boynton once again uses her recognizable style of illustration, drawing bold, colourful animals on plain, solid colour backgrounds. It's also available in a much larger version, about 12 inches square, but the 5 inch version is still quite sturdy. Our version is a 5 inch square board book. Now that Charlotte's a little bit older (15 months at the time of this writing) she still loves the book, and has taken to finishing the sentences as we read along (or recite from memory). There was a point in time, not so long ago, when the only sounds that would calm her down in the evening (or on a bad car ride, or after a fall, or any other general sookfest) were my wife or I reciting this book. My wife and I consider Moo, Baa, La La La to be our daughter Charlotte's first favourite book. It’s pretty great to hear your older brother act out “rhinoceroses snort and snuffle.' We have a weekly dinner with our extended family, and my son loves to make the rounds and have every adult present read the story with him.

If nothing else, this book is worth checking out just to listen to the other adults in your life act out the crazy animal sounds. The final page of the book has all the animals together, and he spends the most time on this page pointing out the various animals and making their corresponding noises. The illustrations are colorful enough to grab his attention, but simple enough that he can point out different animals and the different parts of the animals. Like all Boynton books, it’s rhythmic so my son enjoys the narrative, and he can participate in the reading by supplying the animal sounds as we go. “A cow says moo, a sheep says baa” until you get to the surprising line “three singing pigs say la la la.” Hilarity ensues. However, this Boynton book stands out enough from the already-exalted pack that I think it’s worth a review.īasically it’s a poem of animals and the sounds they make. It’s a Sandra Boynton book, so it’s almost not worth reviewing.

Moo baa la la la by sandra boynton