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Where's My Cow?: A Discworld Picture Book [Hardcover]

Terry Pratchett , Melvyn Grant
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
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1 Oct 2005 Discworld

At six o'clock every day, without fail, with no excuses, Sam Vimes must go home to read Where's My Cow?, with all the right farmyard noises, to his little boy. There are some things you have to do.It is the most loved and chewed book in the world.

But his father wonders why it is full of moo-cows and baa-lambs when Young Sam will only ever see them cooked on a plate. He can think of a more useful book for a boy who lives in a city.

So Sam Vimes starts adapting the story. A story with streets, not fields. A book with rogues and villains. A book about the place where he'll grow up.


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  • Hardcover: 32 pages
  • Publisher: Doubleday (1 Oct 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 038560937X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0385609371
  • Product Dimensions: 22.2 x 1.4 x 24.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 32,551 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"A passion for language, wordplay and puns bursts from the pages" (Daily Telegraph )

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A Discworld picture book for people of all sizes

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125 of 135 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Terry Pratchett - Where's My Cow? 27 Sep 2005
By RachelWalker TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Hardcover
A spin-off from his latest full length Discworld novel, "Where's My Cow?" is the book Sam Vimes must return home to read to his son at six o-clock every day, without fail. Without fail. "where's my cow?" "Is that my cow?" "It goes 'baa'" "It's a sheep." "That's not my cow" And thus it goes. Vimes thinks this is a little ridiculous, to read to a boy who lives in a city and will only ever see a cow cooked on a plate, and sets out to change the story a little to fit with Anhk-Morpork...

This is 11 pounds. It's 38 pages or less. That is steep. Especially as it took me only about five minutes to read. But: it was a very very fun five minutes! I recommend it highly as fun little curio: very intelligent for such a short children's book, very fun and funny also. I don't exactly know what the point of it is, though. Is it REALLY supposed to be for children? Or is it just something for true Discworld fanatics (as I am) to buy and enjoy?

There's not a lot else to say about it. It's very short. The illustrations are good and entertaining (I never realised Vimes looked so much like Pete Postlethwaite...). It's a lot of fun, nicely bound and designed, and is a nice metafictional trick, to boot. But it's expensive for what it is. But that won't stop many people buying it.

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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A great read for both my son *and* me 8 May 2007
Format:Hardcover
Although I think every Pratchett fan should read this book, there isn't much story to it and probably only two groups will find it worth buying - the hard-core fans who have to have *everything* by him, and the parents of small children.

I fall into the second category, and, as such, would heartily recommend it to other Pratchett parents. A children's book that's enjoyable rather than tiresome to adults and that stands up to endless rereads is a treasure that a parent can't afford to miss. This is a superbly funny satire of the normal structure of a children's book, with some of the best illustrations I've ever seen. (I don't know who Melvyn Grant is, but where *was* he when the illustrations were being done for the covers of the other Discworld books? His fantastic blends of realistic-looking characters and fantasy-dreamworld leave Josh Kirby standing. I hope this guy is hired for every new edition in the future.)

Like one of the other reviewers, I would also not have read this book to a child. My husband thought differently, and so, it turned out, did our son. When my husband introduced him to the book at the age of 21 months, he loved it. And, no, he hasn't started saying 'Bugrit' yet.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what it says on the cover! 8 Sep 2011
Format:Hardcover
I bought this book for my daughter when she was 3 or 4 - she loved it and at the age of almost 9 has now graduated to reading the 'young Discworld' novels. I am now reading this book to my 2 year old son who absolutely loves it and wants it to be read every night.
I have read some of the reviews that rated this book badly and I do wonder what they were expecting from it. Anyone who has read 'Thud' will know exactly what the book is and I do not know how anyone would buy it expecting it to be a novel when it clearly says it is a picture book! I disagree with the opinion of some reviewers that the book is not for children - get into the book, read it out loud and I guarantee your child will love it as much as Young Sam does.
The illustrations are fabulous and Vimes looks like a young Pete Postlethwaite - exactly as Sir Terry says he imagines him to be.
Please don't buy this book expecting a literary marvel and then rate it badly. Appreciate it for what it is - a lovely tie in to 'Thud' and let it be Baby's First Discworld Book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Not what I thought it would be
Fore some reason I thought it would be the book "Where's My Cow?" from discwolrd, not the mix of the book and the story of reading it that it is.
Published 1 month ago by Lill-Iren Gabrielsen Mikalsen
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
A book for adults and young children perfect while you read them the childs story there is also something to entertain yourself. Pratchett at his best.
Published 1 month ago by Ceri E. Parish
5.0 out of 5 stars My friends children loved it.
I bought this for my friends children so they could get into Terry Pratchett at an early age, they're aunt had fun reading it to them.
Published 3 months ago by Royston McKean
5.0 out of 5 stars My 2 year old Son loved it
My wife and I have long been fans of Terry Pratchett books so it was great to be able to buy something for our little 2 year old boy for his daily bedtime story. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Tokey
5.0 out of 5 stars Where's my cow?.
As an avid Terry Pratchett reader I had to get this to add to my collection & it fits in very well. Purely for Discworld fans (collectors) who have little guild members in their... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mr. W. Puzzar
5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas request
A very detailed and extremely well presented book which for one was an absolute must have. It fitted the bill perfectly.
Published 15 months ago by Mr. PE Scrivens
5.0 out of 5 stars Must have, if you loved 'Thud'
There is a passage in the Terry Pratchett book Thud!: A Discworld Novel about Commander Vimes, trying to get home to his little son to read him his bedtime story. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Jesper
4.0 out of 5 stars wheres my cow
Brought this for my son,s birthday to read to his 18mth old daughter who loves listening to stories even at her age, he thought it was great he is a terry pratchet fan and his... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Mrs. C. Clark
5.0 out of 5 stars So Fantastic
My husband loves Terry Pratchett books so we bought this for him to read to my daughter aged 1 or 2 and she used to want it read every night. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Emily Fackrell
1.0 out of 5 stars not a seperate book - only an except from "Thud!" with pictures
This is a sad day for me - I feel let down and ripped off by Sir Terry. This is not the "where is my cow" book Vimes reads to his son in "Thud!". Read more
Published 22 months ago by M Mirams
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