Buttercup's Lovely Day

by Carolyn Beck, Andrea Beck Narrated by Priscilla Holbrook

Overview

A poetic day in the life of a cow named Buttercup.

Editorial Reviews

The Globe and Mail

"There's much...for small fry to roll around their tongues as beautiful black-and-white Buttercup meanders through her lovely day."

Quill & Quire

"A read-aloud gem...A clever, joyful, playful celebration of creative language, sound, rhyme, rhythm, and repetition."

Canadian Children's Book News

"Buttercup's overflowing optimism is uplifting and life-affirming...This picturebook is perfect for a lovely day or a lousy one - reminding us, like Buttercup, to sing thankful praises for life's simple pleasures."

Deakin Newsletter

"This is a delightful marriage of imagination and reality, of lyrical languorous text and gentle realistic illustration - a pleasure."

The Horn Book Guide

"The story's tone is peaceful and contented."

The Brandon Sun

"Beck shows her mastery of lovely language as she shares with her readers Buttercup's discoveries and delights."

CM Magazine

"Highly recommended."

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"The small details in each illustration truly bring this book to life....A wonderful book to teach children how to play with language! Bravo sisters Beck!"

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171552961
Publisher:	Orca Book Publishers
Publication date:	11/15/2019
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

Related Subjects

• Kids
• Fiction & Literature - Kids
• Poetry - Kids
• Animals - Kids Fiction
• General & Miscellaneous - Kids Fiction
• General & Miscellaneous Animals - Kids Fiction
• Mammals - Kids Fiction
• Rhymes, Nursery Rhymes & Fingerplays - Kids Poetry
• Cattle->Cows, bulls and calves->Children's fiction
• Farm Animals - Kids Fiction

Read an Excerpt

I love this day,

the grass at my knees,

the buzz of the bees,

the fluzz of the flies,

switching my tail

and making pies.

It is so, so fine

to be bovine

to be a cow

right here

right now.

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