Moosey Moose

Moosey Moose bursts with the voice of a little moose who suddenly decides: “I’m going to sit here!” He is loud, stubborn, and full of energy, and the rhythm of the words matches his mood perfectly — short, emphatic, almost like stomps on the page.

Raschka’s brushstrokes echo that energy. The lines are bold and uneven, the colors bright and quick, giving the pictures the same restless force as the moose himself. It feels spontaneous, like the drawings were made in one breath, capturing the rawness of a child’s emotions.

But behind the noise and humor lies tenderness. When Moosey Moose leans into his mother at the end, the mood softens in just a few strokes. Raschka shows how the wildness of a child’s feelings can shift so suddenly into the need for comfort and love — and he does it with striking simplicity.