Description: THREE STARRED REVIEWS! - Take a spin on the ice with Cow and Sow in this warm and witty picture book about the uplifting power of friendship from award-winning author Matthew Farina and Caldecott medalist Doug Salati.
It's wintertime, and old friends Cow and Sow are bored of being cooped up inside. When the two take a walk and literally stumble onto a frozen pond, they discover the thrills of skating -- the gliding, the spinning, the jumping! But as their newfound fun takes a competitive turn, things heat up. Soon it isn't just the ice that's beginning to crack . . . The pair behind the Ezra Jack Keats Honor award-winning picture book Lawrence in the Fall team up again in this tongue-in-cheek homage to one of figure-skating's most essential jumps, the Salchow!Review Quotes: "Farina and Salati's story has a timeless, universal quality. . . . A book that guarantees hours of pure comfort and joy, in all manner of weather." --STARRED REVIEW, Kirkus Reviews
"Farina and Salati offer an engaging picture book that sets up simple story elements in a clear way from beginning to end. . . . The clever wordplay leads to a delightful ending that will amuse adult readers and can be used as an example of a pourquoi tale for children[.]" --STARRED REVIEW, School Library Journal