Where’s My Cow?

Where’s My Cow? (2005) Terry Pratchett

If you like Terry Pratchett’s Discworld, then you will definitely want to read this book.

First of all, it has an award, “Children’s Winner of the Ankh-Morpork Librarians’ Award. OOK!”

Also, it has blurbs on the back, “‘…wonderfully instructive’ Tuppence Swivel, the Times of Ankh Morpork” and “‘…Are we not all, in some way, looking for our cow?’ Brian Yeast, Ankh-Morpork Literary Gazette and Paradigm Shifters’ Monthly”

And if that doesn’t convince you, it’s a book about Samuel Vimes reading a book to his one-year old son, Young Sam. With appearances by several Ankh-Morpork characters, such as Sergeant Detritus.

I love Samuel Vimes. He is my favorite Discworld character (followed closely by the Librarian. Ook!). And I love the fact that he comes home every night to read to Young Sam. That’s exactly what I would expect from Samuel Vimes.

But that’s not what’s so great about this book. What’s great about it is all the little details you’ll notice as you read the book, like the cover of the book Samuel Vimes reads to Young Sam.

Is this book appropriate for those who don’t know Discworld? Although they’ll miss all the Discworld references (which is a big part of the fun) I think they’ll enjoy the story within a story. But if you read Discworld, you won’t want to miss this book.
Rating: 9/10

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