Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type is a very humorous 2001 Caldecott book, as well as a 2001 Notable Children's Book (on my Caldecott list). The story revolves around a strike led by the cows at Farmer Brown's farm.
Exposition:
Farmer Brown and the cows are introduced on the first page of the story.
Conflict:
Farmer Brown's conflict is also introduced on the first page. "Farmer Brown has a problem. His Cows like to type" (1). However, his biggest problem isn't that they like to type, but that they like to type out a list of demands that they want Farmer Brown to meet.
Rising Action:
The cows demand electric blankets for themselves and the hens. Farmer Brown refuses their demands and the animals stop producing milk and eggs.
Climax:
After Farmer Brown demands milk and eggs from them, the animals hold an emergency meeting. They offer to give up their typewriter if Farmer Brown provides electric blankets for the animals.
Falling Action:
Duck delivers the message to Farmer Brown and he agrees to the deal.
Resolution:
The cows send the typewriter back with Duck, who decides to keep it. The next morning, Farmer Brown gets a note from the ducks asking for a diving board for the pond.
Illustrations:
The illustrations are colorful and add to the story. The animals are well-drawn and interesting. A lot of action is shown in the illustrations of the story. For instance, the very last page does not contain text, but shows a duck diving off of a diving board. Therefore, the reader can tell that Farmer Brown gave in to the ducks' demand.
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