I read this book a lot to my kids when they were little. I love the rhymes, the artwork, the way the story flows and the humor.

This picture book is written as a narrative poem. It tells the adventures of a cow who travels the sea and becomes a pirate. Wheeler uses language that has great pace and rhythm as the reader is pulled into this fantastic story of Sailor Moo who leaves the fields for the sea. An example of the verse: “Moo watched the field of waving wheat,/ and wished for ocean swells./ She sniffed the freshness of the grass, but wished for ocean smells.” The fine quality of the words never falters throughout this outrageously fun adventure story. The illustrations are clear and detailed with bright hues. School-age readers will enjoy the verses.

What a charming story. It had the whole family in giggles.

This book was absolutely adorable. The art was well done with each page being a complete, well put together picture in what appears to be acrylic paint. The story centers around a young milk cow who dreams of being on the open ocean. Once she is grown she leaves home and joins a feline fishing boat, eventually she finds herself on a Bull pirate ship. She falls in love and puts her seafaring days behind her to settle down and have a little calf of her own. This book is great for encouraging children to follow their dreams. It teaches them that no matter what you are, you can become anything that you want to. The art, the story, and the overall feel and tone of the book was perfect for young readers.

This is a story about a diary cow who went on an adventure, boarded a pirate cat ship, rescued from sea by a shady group of bovines, and winds up in a romantic ending. There are several great things about this book, a fast-paced adventure plot, detailed and cute illustrations, rhyming songs and text, and humorous cultural references. To younger kids, the pirates and outlaws parts might be harder to explain; otherwise, it is an enjoyable book.

Sailor Moo Cow at Sea is a humorous tale about a cow who longs for adventure... and finds it on a aship captained by a silver feline. But when she gets thrown overboard, her plans change unexpectedly. A new life awaits!


Used for "Magical Mermaids and other Sea Creatures" Storytime-July, 2010.

This is a great book to go with the summer theme. And the rhyming keeps the story going while the cow humor is fabulous. I think a preschool group would be all right, but I know they would miss quite a bit of the jokes. And who knows how they would handle the "love story" part of the book. I think I'll try it on the K-5 group and see how well they do.

6/24/10 Not bad. They were attentive. They loved the ending. Not much laughter on any of the rest of the book. But it was the very first book I chose, after a hassle of paper hat making, so....

Both my son and I loved this book. Great rhyming prose and pictures!

A girl cow at sea? How awesome is that! :) And she finds romance. Awww!

I like the rhyming but I didn't like the way the story ended. Good girl "saves" bad boy and they get married. Seriously? Even little kids have to hear these kind of stories?

What a fun book to read aloud!

This is a book enjoyed by parent and kid and perhaps more of the laughs come from the parent. Lisa is so clever with words and extremely punny.