When the sun goes down and the farmers go to bed - it's COWTIME!

The girls in the cowshed really go to town, dancing and mooing up a storm. But that's not all - soon the pigs start jumping, horses start wiggling, and the goats, sheep, ducks - even kangaroos and possums - all join in.

This high energy book, by talented writer/illustrator Kim Barnes, is guaranteed to thrill every young reader. The rollicking rhyme, compelte with mooing chorus, is silly enough to have the most serious listener smiling and mooing along.

There are even actions, demonstrated on each page by a dingo, making the book an excellent resource for preprimaries, playgroups and child care centres.

The illustrations are outstanding. Every page is packed full of colour and action. The detail is exceptional, with loads of surprises to be discovered on rereadings. A cat (who refuses to take part in the silliness of the dance) is cleverly hidden on each page, and other clever touches, include the multicultural faces of the human characters, as well as one who is wheelchair-bound.

Cowtime is sure to be an enduring classic.

Cowtime, written and illustrated by Kim Barnes
Scholastic Press, 2002

Other Fun Aussie Picture Books:

Please Go to Sleep, by Sue Whiting.
Ca-a-r Ca-a-a-a-r , by Geoff Havel
The Magic Hat, by Mem Fox.