I thought I would share a children’s book that will help children learn there first words Oink and Moo Paint A Barn by Marilee Joy Mayfield (Author), Annabel Spencely (Illustrator). I received a copy of the book in exchange for this review. Inside this post is my affiliate links. If you click on the links and make a purchase I will make a small percentage from the products you purchase.
I sat down to read Oink and Moo Paint a barn this morning with the children that live next door to us. Charlie came looking for me and listened to the story. Charlie liked how the book teaches us first words. Charlie let me know this book would be perfect to use with David who is still working on learning to read. I agree with Charlie.
Oink and Moo Paint a Barn is a hardback book and it will not tear and the pages can be wiped off which is good for families with little children. The pictures are full of fun colors that will capture little ones attention and the illustrations are amazing.
I like how there is something to read on the page and pictures with the words of the item for the children to read back to us. Moo ask Oink if he want to help him paint the fence. This reminded me of the book Tom Sawyer.
I liked how Moo started on the front of the barn and Oink on the back and moves onto the front because working together gets the job done so much faster. Oink calls out for Moo but there was no, answer. Instead of stopping Moo keeps painting.
Oink decides to go see what Pig is doing. Oh, no Oink had painted the barn polka dotted but Moo says bars are supposed to be red and they would need to repaint the barn. Why? I want a polka dot barn. What about you?
Oink reminds Moo that barns don’t have to be fun if you use your imagination change can be fun. Can’t it? Oink agrees with Moo and they finish painting the barn with polka dots. I wish you could see it it’s amazing. I wish my office looked like the barn.
In the back of the book the Author has included a page for us to spot the differences on Charlie and David loved working on. I liked “which path is the right one? That would take me to the red bucket and be warned I got lost a couple times and you might as well.
About the book:
Join Oink the pig and Moo the cow as they work together to paint a barn and along the way learn about having the confidence to be unconventional.
“This delightful board book doubles as an activity book, offering children a story and interactive fun.”―School Library Journal
Moo asks his best friend, Oink, to help him paint a barn, and Oink is glad to help. When Moo discovers that Oink has painted his side with polka dots, he worries because barns are supposed to be red. Oink reassures him that even though most barns are red, they don’t have to be red. Moo realizes that Oink is correct, and together they celebrate the new, colorful barn they painted together!
Join Oink the pig and Moo the cow as they work together to paint a barn and along the way learn about having the confidence to be unconventional.
“This delightful board book doubles as an activity book, offering children a story and interactive fun.”—School Library Journal
Moo asks his best friend, Oink, to help him paint a barn, and Oink is glad to help. When Moo discovers that Oink has painted his side with polka dots, he worries because barns are supposed to be red. Oink reassures him that even though most barns are red, they don’t have to be red. Moo realizes that Oink is correct, and together they celebrate the new, colorful barn they painted together!
Meet the Author:
A former teacher and curriculum writer, Marilee Joy Mayfield has been writing children’s fiction and nonfiction books for the last 20 years. Her passion has always been stories that inspire children to develop into kind, empathetic adults.
Her books have sold over one million copies and have been translated into six different languages. It gives her unspeakable joy to know that children and their families are sharing her books in their homes. She lives in Mandeville, Louisiana.
Annabel Spencely’s career began with a degree in Fashion, followed by a Masters in Illustration (she hated sewing!). Her first job was in a publisher’s studio doing coloring books and encyclopedias, which was good for general knowledge. Then she went freelance with children’s books. She accidentally got into greeting cards by agreeing to cover maternity leave for a friend and she loved it.
Now she’s getting back into book illustration again. She loves doing figures and animals, but does not love drawing bicycles. She prefers to work by being left alone with her pencils and paints and she likes the feel of actual paint and paper, incorporating the accidental into her work. For her, inspiration can come from anywhere: magazine snipping’s, TV, random animals, random things in general, Cat videos.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
