Mama May lives where the earth meets the sky, and has so many children she can't count them all. But her most curious and stubborn child is Annalisa. One day Annalisa milks Mama May's magic cow, whose milk feeds the whole family. But Annalisa refuses to give her a kiss. "Me? Kiss a slobbery bristly cow?" she says. But without a kiss Luella won't provide any more milk, and the children go hungry. Will Annalisa ever make amends and kiss the cow?

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2002 by Walker Books Ltd .

Phyllis Root has been writing for children for thirty years and has published more than forty books for young children. She currently teaches in the MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults program at Hamline University. WILL HILLENBRAND has written and illustrated many award-winning picture books, including The House That Drac Built by Judy Sierra and his own Down by the Station. He lives in Terrace Park, Ohio.