Audrey Cow by Dan Bar-El 230 p 9781770496026

The subtitle is : "An oral account of a most daring escape, based more or less on a true story". Several narrators band together to tell this rather tall tale inspired by Charlene Mooken, a thousand-pound Charolais cow that escaped the slaughterhouse in 2002. Among the narrators are: the heroine, Audrey, the cow; Eddie, a true blue dog and loyal friend to Audrey; Roy, a rather clever, horse; Boris, a heroic skunk. Each tell their piece of the story, namely Audrey's bold bid for freedom. Like Charlotte, of the classic Charlotte's Web, Audrey dares to dream big. With the help of mostly four footed friends, Audrey out thinks the much slower witted humans and bumbling investigators. Charming.