Most toddlers/pre-schoolers are obsessed with some animal or the other. We do get a request for books on Cows. When Girija posted this query, we all poured our recommendations and finally got down to curating a list!
For 0 – 5 years
Are You A Cow? – Sandra Boynton’s books are legendary!
Baby Touch: Moo! Moo! Tab Board Book (0 – 2 years)
Moo Moo, Brown Cow (0 – 2 years)
Moo Cow, Moo Cow,: Please Eat Nicely! (0 – 2 years)
That’s Not My Cow… (Usborne Touchy-Feely). You can find other animals in the Usborne Touchy-Feely books series
Conjuror Cow by Julia Donaldson and Nick Sharatt (3 – 5 years)
Cow Takes A Bow – Usborne Phonics Readers for 3 – 7 years – highly recommended for children who enjoy self-reading or who are learning phonics and are comfortable with CVC words.
Cows In The Kitchen (2 – 6 years)
First Week at Cow School: A funny farmyard story, perfect for children starting school
The Cow That Laid An Egg: A fantastically funny farmyard story! (3-6 years)
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type (A Click Clack Book) for 3-8 years. A hilarious book recommended by many of our members!
For 5+ years
Maharani The Cow – this Tulika book is very popular. Author Nandita Da Cunha has shared a mini review here.
Maharani The Cow (Marathi)
Maharani The Cow comes in many Indian languages.
Our Incredible Cow (another Tulika book)
Suddenly Cow (kindle)
RELATED READING: BOOKS TO HELP KIDS GET INTERESTED IN DRINKING MILK
Milk and Cookies (A Frank Asch Bear Book) for 2 years+ – a comforting book to help go to bed with cookies and milk
Milk from Cow to Carton: Let’s Read and Find out book: 1 (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2) for 4-8 years
The Milk Makers (Reading Rainbow Book) by Gail Gibbons for 5-8 years
Count Milkula recommended by Author Richa Jha
Many thanks to Divya, Amardeep, Sherry, Asma, Vandana, Sunita Tagra and of course #the14yearold for helping us curate this post.
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