If the S in Moose Comes Loose

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Author(s)

Peter Hermann

Co-Authors / Illustrators

Matthew Cordell

Publisher

Harper Collins

Genre(s)

Children's Book

Age Range

Release Date

March 13, 2018

ISBN

978-0062295101

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Spelling has never been so zany! When the S in MOOSE comes loose, Cow must find the missing letters and glue MOOSE back together! Perfect for fans of Michael Hall and Sandra Boynton.

Rollicking, clever, and a great way to have fun with letters, If the S in Moose Comes Loose is a seriously wild ride from start to finish.

When two of Moose’s letters come loose, he vanishes. Poof! But his best friend, Cow, has an idea: she’ll find a G, an L, a U, and an E and glue M-O-O-S-E back together, better than ever! But it’s not as easy as it sounds....

Author Peter Hermann is not only a debut picture book author, he also plays publisher Charles Brooks on TV Land’s hit show Younger. Matthew Cordell is the acclaimed author and illustrator of the 2018 Caldecott winner Wolf in the Snow and has written and/or illustrated dozens of other books for children.

If the S in MOOSE comes loose and the E breaks free . . . what’s left? M-O-O!

Spelling has never been so zany! When the S in MOOSE comes loose, Cow must find the missing letters and glue MOOSE back together! Perfect for fans of Michael Hall and Sandra Boynton.

Rollicking, clever, and a great way to have fun with letters, If the S in Moose Comes Loose is a seriously wild ride from start to finish.

If the S in MOOSE comes loose and the E breaks free . . . what’s left? M-O-O!

Editor reviews

2 reviews

Fun and Adventurous

March 04, 2018 (Updated: June 26, 2026)

Overall rating

4.5

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4.0

'If the S in Moose Comes Loose' by Peter Hermann, illustrated by Matthew Cordell, is a fun and adventurous story about a moose whose letters break apart, making it impossible for him to be who he is, while his cow friend hurries around trying to put him back together again. Playing with words is always fun, and showing children through a story like this how words are very adaptable based on just one letter gives the story an invigorating quality. Cow has to use his knowledge of what letters other words have to find the letters he needs to glue moose's letters back together. From searching for an "L" and finding a "lake" to exchanging the "L" for a "C" to make "cake," all the while trying to form the letters to make the word "glue," there is much fun to be had in Hermann and Cordell's story. Cow's insistence on making things right shows how the power of letters is not the only important theme at work in the story, as friendship and hard work are also quite evident.

Language, despite seeming easy when you know the words, can still be a mystery at times. 'If the S in Moose Comes Loose' proves that this is really true, and the fact that it is reminiscent of a similarly themed kids' show, Word World, makes it even more engaging through familiarity, for those who have both seen the show and read this book. Definitely recommended for young children, as they will be spelling out words and testing out sounds as they read.

Good Points

Playing with words is always fun, and showing children through a story like this how words are very adaptable based on just one letter gives the story an invigorating quality. Definitely recommended for young children, as they will be spelling out words and testing out sounds as they read.