The Million Dollar Goat, by Melinda McCall* (Argyle Fox Publishing, 2023, $16.99 HB/$9.99 PB, 32 pp, ages 3-9)**
A Story of Two "Kids"
Can goats be adorable? In a word, "Yes!" And Ernie, a Nigerian dwarf goat, proves it with the help of illustrator Laraib Sukhera and writer-veterinarian Melinda McCall. But do goats eat money as depicted on the cute cover or do goats find money or do goats steal money or are goats worth a million dollars or what? Your own little kid will have some wild ideas before reading this book about another little kid (baby goat).
Based on a "true story," The Million Dollar Goat will soon become your child's favorite. Kids all over will be calling their dogs, "Million Dollar Dogs," when they go to the vet clinic to get spayed or neutered or maybe even when they get too close to a skunk and get 'skunked.' Or run into a door or play too rough or eat too much and have to go see their doctor, an animal doctor, a veterinarian.
Ernie starts out as a baby goat, a kid, who goes to the vet at three weeks old and meets Dr. Melinda for the first time - but not the last! Does that give you an idea for the million dollars? Do you wish you were Ernie's person, Sophie Jo - or not?
What's Next?
Perhaps a stuffie*** that looks like Ernie! A coloring book?
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*The author will sign books (for Ernie, and tell his story) at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival on May 4 and 5, 2024.
**Reviewed by Skye Anderson
***stuffed aninal
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