"Climbing a Cow" is a picture book built on Nao Takabatake's brand of nonsense humor, following a man who climbs onto the back of a cow and turning that absurd premise into a playful read-aloud through repetition and comic timing. As a Shogakukan Children's Publishing Culture Award winner, it foregrounds whimsy and the fun of being read aloud.

Today, I'm going to climb a cow.