First Week at Cow School

by
Andy Cutbill

Illustrated by Russell Ayto

It’s Daisy’s first day at cow school, and all the cows are enjoying the activities but Daisy feels left out. Her hoof painting is different to the other cows and so are her cowpats – her class mates have lovely steamy round pats but hers are more like raisins. It’s the same with cud chewing and moosic and moovement, Daisy doesn't have a tail to swish. The other mums are beginning to wonder if Daisy is a cow at all. Daisy is feeling down until the other chickens suggest they have flying lessons, where Daisy is best of all.

This hilarious story celebrating difference and acceptance is told with charm and wonderfully illustrated with Russell Ayto's fun and wacky illustrations. The joke that no one realises that Daisy isn’t a cow is carried through to great effect in this latest addition to The Cow That Laid An Egg series.

Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books

Andy Cutbill

Andy Cutbill is the author of The Cow That Laid an Egg, illustrated by Russell Ayto. Andy also created and developed Albie, the award-winning British animated television show for children. Prior to his successful show, he spent several years writing television commercials. He still spends his time writing for grown-up companies but occasionally escapes to write children's books. He lives in Devon, England, with his wife, son, daughter, and dog.
Russell Ayto

Russell Ayto was born in Chichester, Sussex and bought up in Oxfordshire. At school he loved both drawing and sciences and once thought about becoming a zoologist. He has worked in a medical laboratory and as as postman, but his favourite job is being an artist! The thing he loves best is the chance to be creative and use his imagination to make characters come to life. He has illustrated many picture books and been shortlisted for the Nestle Award, the Mother Goose Award and the Blue Peter Book Awards, and won the 2008 inaugural Roald Dahl Funny Prize for The Witch's Children go to School.