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These "non-language" sounds, also referred to as "onomatopoeia," are great for easing into speech work!

Book! Book! Book!
by Deborah Bruss, Tiphanie Beeke (Illustrator)

From Publishers Weekly
When the children leave the farm to go back to school, the bored barnyard animals head to the library in search of something to do. But their language ("Neigh! Neigh!" and "Moo! Moo!") is only so much noise for the kindly but confused librarian--until a determined hen flaps in and clucks "Book! Book! Book!" Soon, the gang is back on the farm happily having a story hour of their own (the cow even presents a puppet show). The plot of this debut book may be predictable, but Beeke's (The Brand New Creature) acrylic-and-watercolor paintings buoy the story. With a cheery, na‹f style and dappled, Easter-basket colors, the artist makes every full-bleed spread look like a sunny mural composed by young library goers, and her vignettes keep the attempts at communication tightly focused...

Cock -A-Doodle-Moo
by Bernard Most

From Amazon Booklist
When the rooster loses his voice and can only give a tiny cock-a-doodle-do, all the farm animals and even the farmer sleep on. At last, the cow opens her eyes and sees the rooster's predicament. The two team up, but it takes a while to work out the wrinkles of their collaboration. The cow tries yelling "mock-a-moodle-mood and "sock-a-noodle-noo," and finally, under the insistent rooster's tutelage, comes out with "cock-a-doodle-moo." That's close enough to wake up the farm with a laugh. In a nice twist, once the rooster gets his voice back, he and the cow continue working the a.m. shift, with the rooster providing the cock-a-doodles and the cow the moos. Most knows what kids like, and that's as true here as in his many other books for children. Both text and art are full of clever details. Children will especially enjoy all the brightly colored creatures and the way the animals' sounds are delivered in cartoon-style balloons. Lots of fun for little ones, individually or in groups.

Inside a Barn in the Country : A Rebus Read-Along Story
by Alyssa Capucilli, Tedd Arnold (Illustrator)

From Amazon Booklist
Ages 3-5. Capucilli has adopted the familiar cadence of the cumulative "This Is the House That Jack Built" for her lively barnyard rebus that begins and ends "inside a barn in the country." What fits between the beginning and end is part poetry, part puzzle game, and part tool for learning the sounds animals make. On the left-hand page is the rebus, which gradually integrates the story's animal characters. The right-hand pages feature humorous color illustrations, with a bit more of the verse. There's a lot going on, but the thoughtful design will help children keep everything straight, and Arnold's lively pictures, filled with exaggerated, bug-eyed, cartoonlike characters and melodrama, should make this a childhood favorite. --Stephanie Zvirin

Moo, Baa, LaLaLa
by Sandra Boynton

From Amazon
...This book really, REALLY teaches kids the sounds animals make. My son wasn't really saying a whole lot of words yet, but when I would read this book, all I would have to say was the first part of the sentence "The cow says..." and he would entusiastically say "MOOOOOOOO". It is now to the point where I don't even need the book. I just say "The sheep says...", and he will say "BAAAA". This is such a cool tool to use to teach animal sounds to little toddlers. I highly recommend it to any parent whose child is just beginning to speak

Moo-Ha!
by Bernard Most

From Ingram
...With a series of visual "amoosements," including moosic, moovies, and moospapers, in a sturdy board book designed to tickle the humors of very small readers.

Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You?
by Dr. Seuss

From Amazon
There isn't a sound Mr. Brown can't do, from a hippo's gumchewing to a goldfish's kiss. The noisemakers are graphically illustrated and the "sound effects" are printed in big lettering.

Say Moo!: A Speak-And-Play Book
by Libby Ellis, Carly Castillon (Illustrator)

Book Description
Cows say MOO! Sheep say BAA! and you'll say, "YAY" to this cheery, Speak-and-Play book. It allows you to record each animal sound in your own voice and play it back with the press of a button! While you're listening to your child say things like Baa! Quack! and Oink!, don't be surprised to hear lots of giggles and cheers too! It's a fun interactive way to learn and that's something to talk about!

The Cow That Went Oink
by Bernard Most

From Horn Book
"This delightfully silly picture book begins, here was once a cow that went OINK.The misfit cow is miserable until she meets a pig who says moo. Despite the other farm animals' constant derision, the two laboriously teach each other and become the only animals on the farm who can make two sounds, thus getting the last laugh. Simple, readable, and sturdy, the book is pure fun, and the bold illustrations are the perfect accompaniment." -- Copyright © 1991 The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved.

Who Said Moo?
by Harriet Ziefert, Simms Taback

From Ingram
Every morning Red Rooster crows cock-a-doodle-doo, and every morning no one answers until the sunny day when someone replies ""Moo!"", and readers follow Red Rooster everywhere as he searches to find the answer in this lift-the-flap whodunnit.

Z-Z-Zoink!
by Bernard Most

From Horn Book
This little piggy snores so loudly that she is chased away from each farm animal's sleeping spot before she finds a species that isn't kept awake by her snoring--the barn owls. With thick black outlines, the solid watercolor figures have an emphasis on pattern that is striking. The simple story uses humor, repetition, and animal sounds to engage its audience.

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