That Kookoory!

0152776508 | Harcourt

Nobody is more excited about the fair than the rooster Kookoory. But in his excitement, he wakes his friends and inadvertently attracts the attention of a hungry weasel!

The rooster Kookoory, mistaking the moon for the sun in his eagerness, awakens everyone in the middle of the night for the Edgerton Fair, including a hungry weasel, who follows Kookoory through the moonlight.

Awards

An ALA Notable Book

Reviews

“That Kookoory! is an excellent example of a fully realized picture book.”
–Children's Book Review Magazine

“Meticulously detailed illustrations by Marla Frazee have a luminous, magical feeling and are a perfect compliment to the story.”
–Boston Globe

“Frazee's pen and colored ink artwork... is an unqualified success.”
–Publishers Weekly

“Both artwork and text are outstanding... a treasure of a lap book.”
–Booklist

“A gentle and affectionate story with illustrations to match.”
–Horn Book