Rooster Can't Cock-a-Doodle-Doo

Title: Rooster Can't Cock-a-Doodle-Doo
Author: Karen Rostoker-Gruber
Illustrator: Paul Ratz de Tagyos
Genre: Fiction
Sub genre: picture book
Theme:  Helping out friends
Primary and Secondary Characters: Rooster/ Hens, Cows, Lambs, Pigs, and Farmer Ted
Date of publication: 2004Publishing Company: Dial Books for Young Readers
Summary: Rooster woke up with a sore throat and could not cock-a-doodle-doo so he could not wake up Farmer Ted and the animals.The Rooster then went to the hens for help, but they did not know what to do so they went to the cows. When they got to the cows and asked for help the cows did not know what to do so they went to the sheep and the pigs. Nobody knew what to do until Rooster said lets go to the house. All of the animals walked to the house and together they got Rooster inside and he was able to wake up Farmer Ted. Framer Ted hopped out of bed and started to work but he knew he would not get everything done so the animals came together to help him. At the end of the day all of the chores got done and Rooster got his cock-a-doodle-doo back.
Summary of how to use with students: This book can  show students what it means to help out friends. It gives good examples of friends helping friends when the animals help Rooster get into Farmer Teds room and when the animals help Farmer Ted with the chores. Students can see from this book that when a friend is in trouble and needs help the thing to do is help as much as you can.