About the Book

Book: Meow Meow Milks the Cow: A Towers of Light Read to Me

Author: Allen Brokken, Illustrated by Reace Erbe

Genre: Christian Fable

Release date: March 15, 2025

When disaster strikes the family farm, Lauren gets a big job. She has to milk their cow, Clarabelle, all by herself! Her only help might come from her new feline friend Meow Meow, but how can such a little kitten help with such a big job?

This read-aloud will help you share the timeless truth from the Bible that God can use the least of us to solve big problems.

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My Meow Meow Milks the Cow Review

I love children’s books. Those that are entertaining, beautiful, and also include a great message are a special gift. I loved the premise of Meow Meow Milks the Cow. And knowing how much my toddler granddaughter loves all animals I jumped at the chance to read and review this book. The cover is cute, and I believe will capture a small child’s attention with the little kitten and a friendly looking cow on it. The illustrations are well done and capture the feel of the story perfectly. The message of the story is a great one for young children. To know that God values them and can use them even though they might be small is a powerful idea, and it is a truth this story presents in a clear and entertaining way.

The only element of the story I have any doubts about is some of the word choices. There is quite a bit of text and fairly complex wording included on each page. For an adult, this doesn’t pose a problem, but it does keep the story from capturing that lyrical quality so many children’s books employ. And it may keep children from fully grasping the story without explanation. However, as this is meant as a read aloud story, this element can be overlooked to an extent.

I give Meow Meow Milks the Cow three and a half stars.

About the Author

Allen Brokken is a teacher at heart, a husband and father most of all. He’s a joyful writer by the abundant grace of God. He began writing the Towers of Light series for his own children to help him illustrate the deep truths of the Bible in an engaging and age appropriate way. He’s dedicated 15 years of his life to volunteer roles in children’s ministry and youth development. Now that his own children are off to college he’s telling stories and sharing clean humor on social media and through his blog.

More from Allen

Sometimes, a story just HAS to be told. When I first wrote the book that became Light of Mine, book 1 of the Towers of Light series, there was a scene in which the main character, Lauren, and her newly found kitten are trying to milk the cow. It was a sweet moment in a chaotic story, and I had fun writing it as an homage to my kitten squeaker, who made trying to work around home very challenging at times. However, my editor was pretty clear that as cute as the story was, Meow Meow’s interlude with the milk cow Clarabelle just didn’t fit the story’s action. So, unfortunately, that scene found its way to the cutting room floor.

After a few years, I started having mothers of children who loved the Towers of Light Series ask the same question over and over….”But what about my littles?” Do you have a story for me to read to my younger children? After thinking about it, I realized Meow Meow’s adventure might be a perfect read-aloud. So I reached out to a fellow Realm Maker, Pam Halter, who has a really fun series of books with Willougby the Dragon, to see if she could help me turn my 2500-word novel scene into an 800-word picture book…and she did a fantastic job! So now we have Meow Meow Milks the Cow.

Another fun fact is that the character Ethan in this book is all grown up now and engaged to be married to Reace Erbe, and this is her first illustrated work in print. So we all hope you enjoy this Tower of Light read to me.