Description
The shivering sheep have lost their woolly coats and the chilly chickens are without their feathers!
The greedy king believes he can take whatever he wants, but the farmer thinks it’s about time he was taught a lesson – and it comes from a very unlikely source….
This delightful rhyming picture book will have children laughing and counting along as the ungrateful king is made to see the error of his ways.
The King and The Cockerel, is a lively rhyming picture book aimed at young readers aged 6 and under. It incorporates wonderful humour and counting practice with an important message of fairness and appreciation.
Jen –
What a wonderful book. Both of my children thoroughly enjoyed reading it and loved looking at the fabulous illustrations. We read it time after time. Brilliant.
Rebecca Quayle –
Such a fun book. My girls love it. And love shouting cockadoodle doo!
Nichola Hooper –
Beautifully written with a lovely balance of humour and education. Eye catching detailed pictures which both my 3 year old and 5 year old love.
Sarah Stead –
A fantastic book! My four children love listening to the rhyming and melodic qualities of this well written and entertaining book. A firm favourite in our household.
Sam Gallant –
This book has a wonderful story and children love it. The illustrations take you on a journey with the animals who come up with a clever plot to teach the king a lesson. There is a moral to the story which prompts some great discussion with children. Great book for bedtime or in the classroom.
Lisa Hardy –
This is a beautifully illustrated book, with the story told in rhyme. The rhyming makes it a really good read.
It is about a greedy king who always wants something for nothing. I think we may all know someone like that. The poor fed up farmer, offers to give him all the animals for a fee…….
The story continues and brings in numbers to the mix, with wonderful illustrations to match the number, enabling you to count along with your little person whilst the story is told.
The book has a great moral at the end, which I think young people will understand in their own way.
All in all a great read and superbly illustrated. A must read for your young person
Marketing –
Review by Oundle Primary School:
This book was read to a class of year 1 primary school pupils.
Star rating:- 5 stars
Stats:-
Editing: 9/10
Writing style: 10/10
Content: 10/10
Cover: 9/10
Of the 27 readers:-
22 would read another book by this author
25 thought the cover was good or excellent
25 felt it was easy to follow
25 would recommend this story to another reader
25 felt the pacing was good or excellent
The teacher’s review:-
“I thought it was a good rhyming story. It was fun to read and the children enjoyed joining in with ‘cock a doodle do ‘ and we all enjoyed counting along with the story.”
Some children’s comments:-
“I liked the farmer because I want to be a farmer.”
“I really like the rhyming.”
“It was good that the King realised he wasn’t being very nice.”
“I liked all the different animals and the jobs they were doing.”
Jo – Tea and Cake for the Soul –
The King and the Cockerel by Sarah Morrell is a rhyming story accompanied by comical, colourful illustrations from Beata Mostowska. It is a nice big softback book with quality thick pages that are easy for little hands to turn.
As well as being fun, it is long enough to provide a decent length storytime and has so many educational learning opportunities. From number ordering and counting, to learning about what other things animals provide us with, ie, wool coming from sheep, eggs from hens, and honey from bees. Children will not only see that it is wrong to take things that aren’t theirs, but also to admit when they are wrong and apologise and even do something to make amends. I loved the ethos of this book. Older children might find it fun to predict the rhyming words and will learn how punctuation and speech text is used in written form.
This story has so much to give.