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I Want Your Moo

A Story for Children About Self-Esteem

Marcella Bakur Weiner author Jill Neimark author JoAnn Adinolfi illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:American Psychological Association

Published:15th Oct '09

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Learning Magazine Teachers' Choice Award for Children's Books

With lively rhymes and funny illustrations, this book will have kids laughing out loud while they learn to accept their own Gobble-gobbles.

oodles doesn't like herself. Her legs are skinny, her feathers are brown, and her head has no hair. Most of all, she hates her Gobble-gobble. All that changes when Toodles saves the day with her super-confident, super-empowering, super-turkey Gobble-gobble!

An extensive Note to Parents relays additional information and strategies for helping kids overcome a lack of confidence and self-esteem.

Learning Magazine Teachers' Choice Award for Children's Books

"The story is told with a light, singsong, snappy rhythm that will keep children on their toes...the animals' expressions of disbelief are hilarious...this is a lighthearted take on a worthy subject, and a smart read-aloud."—School Library Journal

"I Want Your Moo...is a great tool to help parents and children bolster self esteem in kids."—The Midwest Book Review

"Kids will have fun making all the wonderful animal sounds.  Weiner and Neimark have written a lively and lyrical book that will captivate young children.  This is a great book to add to your collection to boost your child’s self-esteem.  Adinolfi’s bright and colorful illustrations explode off each page.  The expressions she captures of the animals are hilarious."—Children's Books Heal

ISBN: 9781433805424

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

32 pages

2nd edition