Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type

Cronin, D. (2000). Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type. New York: Simon & Schuster Books.

Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type was written by Doreen Cronin. It is a hilarious book that is one of my favorites, and won the Caldecott award in 2001.

Exposition:
The story is set on a farm, with the characters being the typing Cows, Farmer Brown, and other farm animals.

Conflict:

The cows on the farm have a typewriter and write Farmer Brown letters of demands (that he must meet) if he wants them to keep producing milk for him.

Rising Action:
Farmer Brown Refuses and the other animals begin to make demands and stop producing also.

Climax:

Farmer Brown demands that the animals begin producing again and the animals propose a truce—production for electric blankets.

Falling Action:
Duck, the “mediator,” takes the message to Farmer Brown who agrees to the deal.

Resolution:

Duck decides to keep the typewriter (after the cows give it up) and writes a letter demanding a diving board for the pond. The last page shows a duck diving into the pond, alluding to the thought that Farmer Brown agreed to the demand.

Illustrations:
The illustrations are bright and enjoyable to view while reading. The reader can watch the story unfold primarily through illustrations, even if they cannot read the text.