Who ever heard a cow go neigh? Wait until you meet all the animals on this farm. Not one makes the right kind of noise!

Thomas Nelson's Children's Books and Net Galley allowed me to read this book for review (thank you). It has been published so you can grab a copy now.

The cutest is watching the dog meow. And if that's not enough for you, the farmer moos...

This children's picture book is fantastic! It is a cute story with beautiful illustrations. The patterned text will pull your child into the story and give them a few surprises too! It will also allow your child to fill in words if you pause at the end of the page. This is perfect for preschool up to K-1. I received and advance copy of this cute, imaginative story and I willingly chose to write an honest review. As a parent and classroom teacher I love it!

We like silly books in our house! The pictures were adorable and it was good for my daughter to figure out what each animal would say based on the story and not sure the picture. Especially since it wasn't saying what she knew to be correct.

A very entertaining book for children up to kindergarten/first grade as they learn to read. The very young ones will love learning the sounds animals make and what sounds they should make. The illustrations are gorgeous. Very colorful.

I would definitely use this in any preschool classroom I am in.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Thomas Nelson's Children's division through NetGalley. Any and all opinions expressed in the above review are entirely my own.

New York Times bestseller Rory Feek, The Cow Said Neigh! comes to a bookstore near you, tomorrow October 2nd. This delightful picture book is sure to be read time and time again. I would like to thank Thomas Nelson and Netgalley for an Advanced Digital Copy in exchange of my honest review.

The publisher shares: A fun and humorous tale of farm animals who wish they were like the other animals . . . which leads to a farm-full of confusion! The cow wants to run free like a horse, the sheep wants a snout like a pig, the dog wants to be inside like the cat. Soon the entire farm is in chaos! With silly farm animal sounds, clever rhymes, and adorable art; will have kids of all ages laughing out loud as they celebrate the unique strengths in each of us.

An answer to the age old question, Is the grass greener on the other side? It seems as though the animals think that they are. Things go awry when a group of farm animals investigate what it feels like to switch places – much to their farmer’s surprise! Inspired by some of the animals on Feek’s own farm this is an entertaining story which comes to life with the vivid illustrations from Bruno Robert.

I would love to follow this reading of the book with a writing activity that would include an argumentative piece that the students would have to agree or disagree of why or why not the animal was correct or incorrect about the life of the other animal; providing evidence from research about what we know about the animals and their typical lives. Did the animals in the book have it right?

Another activity would include a discussion of what were to occur if we had no more cows, because they all became horses or if we had no more dogs, because they all became cats! I would end the discussion by reminding them that ALL animals and people have a purpose and the world would not be complete without each of them doing what they were suppose to do!

This is a lot of fun. A cow want s to run and wander like a hours and says neigh. The horse likes the duck and says quack. It’s all a lot of fun. The story builds on itself with the barnyard animals. The illustrations match. This is an excellent book for any story time collection.

As a country music lover, I've followed Joey and Rory for many years. After her death, I thought he would fade away. Who knew he could write books, especially children's books. I read through this book with my 5 year old niece, then she read it to me, three times. I'm pretty sure that qualifies as a new favorite.

Colorful illustrations, rhyming text, and a whole barnyard of mixed up animals will have young readers laughing and matching animal sounds. This would be a fun read for a storytime!

This is a cute book about barnyard animals. Each wishes to be another animal. The cow a horse, the horse a duck, the duck a sheep, the sheep a pig, the pig a dog, the dog a cat, the cat a farmer. They all start making the sounds of the animal they want to be. This wakes up the farmer and he decides he wants to be a cow. So it goes full circle. Great way to teach animal sounds to the young ones. Illustrations are very vivid and colorful. Very good book for bedtime story for ages 2-4.

I recently reviewed Rory Feek’s latest memoir and while I wasn’t crazy about it, I was interested enough in his creative works to want to check out his first children’s book. Sadly, this book fared even worse. The Cow Said Neigh features a farm of confused animals that all want to be something else and poorly imitate the noises of other animals on the farm. It’s a cute enough premise and the illustrations are fine, but the story just isn’t fleshed out very well. My three-year-old son really didn’t like it and said that he thought it was “not a good book.” My son loves to read and loves a diverse array of books, so I value his opinion highly. This book is big pass for us.

This was really cute and I think small children will get a kick out of all the farm animals saying the wrong things! I think my son is yet too young to get it though - we're just now working on the correct sounds :-) I also loved the illustrations - nice big animals with solid colors with just enough background details.

My children thought that this book was delightful, and I have to agree with them! This is a cute little story that is a lot of fun for all ages.

The Cow Said Neigh by Rory Feek is an absolutely gorgeous children's book.

I don't know what I liked more.
The illustrations which are simply beautiful, likable and friendly expressions or the lovely and funny story about silly farm animals.
It's a strange day on the farm when all animals look at each other and wish they are someone else. The cow wants to be a horse and starts to neigh, the horse wants to be a duck and it starts to quack and so on.

Perfectly adorable read for both very young and slightly older readers who can familiarize with farm animals, get to know them better, learn sounds that they make and enjoy some laugh.
High praise!

Disclosure: I received a free copy of this eBook from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Adorable illustrations and rhyming text, this mixed up story will make your toddlers and preschoolers laugh out loud! Highly recommended as both a lap read one-on-one and as a group read aloud!

OK Children's Librarian's, gather 'round because this here is a great book to include in your story time rotation! Not only does it have a great rhythm, it also offers the perfect medium to encourage participation from your audience (and really, who doesn't love a bunch of kids screaming "MOO!" across the library? I know I do!) Top this awesome-sundae off with an adorable ending and fantastic illustrations and we've got ourselves a winner!

One last thought I had that I wanted to share with you: The Cow Said Neigh! has the potential to kick-off a discussion about acceptance and loving yourself. Now, the book doesn't come right out and say it but it does lay the perfect foundation to talk about this underlying theme which is just an extra layer of awesome for me and another reason to love this tale!

#TacklingDeepThemesAtStoryTime

The Cow Said Neigh!
By Rory Feek
What an adorable book to read with your little ones. My three year old and I enjoyed learning the animal sounds and pretending what we would want to be if we could. We listed some pros and cons of what why we would want to be a different animal. It was also a good test for learners who don't know their animal sounds quite yet. The pictures were bright and fun as well. We enjoyed all the animals and their expressions.

Absolutely loved this book! This a must read for those with small children. My boys (8,6,3) all laughed at the simple story. I will purchase this book upon its release!

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from Netgalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Farm animals making the wrong sounds always give preschoolers a hoot. This one uses rhyming to move the story along. Cute read.

Cute little book for young pre-schoolers (0-2 years of age). Each animal sees the benefits of the other animals and wishes to be like them. Lots of opportunity to work on farm animal noises with young ones.

Toddlers and young preschoolers will find the mixed up animal sounds hilarious. Feek's song-writing background comes out in a consistent rhythm and rhymes that aren't forced. My only complaint: I wish the pictures, which are fine, were more original; there's nothing that makes them stand out. Review based on an ARC from the publisher through Netgalley.