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K-3
Illustrated by
Jeff Mack.
After some barnyard cows overhear a girl reading the nursery rhyme "Hey Diddle Diddle," they grouse that a cow can't really jump over the moon; cow Cindy Moo, however, rises (literally) to the challenge. Her ultimate success is a foregone conclusion, although her means aren't. This mild story succeeds by dint of Mortensen's nimble rhymes and Mack's affection for bovinity.