This could be effective as a read-aloud, and is sure to to make most children giggle or laugh out loud.įor K - 3rd, read-aloud, farm animals, animal sounds, humor, deceiving, tricksters tales, and for fans of Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type and fans of Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin.įrom the creators of Click Clack Moo: Cows that Type, the great team Cronin and Lewin have come out with an another equally great, ‘sequelish’ piece of children’s literature. Farmer Brown's atire and suitcase give away his interrupted holiday destination. The picture of duck vibrating as he uses the electric pencil sharpener is a scream. There is a great picture of the animals using the electric blankets from Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type. The expressions of the cartoon-like animals are hysterical. Lewin's illustrations match and extend the story well. Lewin did brush drawings using Winsor & Newton lamp black watercolor on tracing paper, photocopied the drawings onto watercolor paper and applied watercolor washes to the black drawings. The idea of the cows watching The Sound of Moosic is inspired! There are lots of opportunities to make animals sounds for the hens, pigs, cows and duck. There are opportunities for audience participation in the Giggle, Giggle phrases. He's trouble.' Duck has a pencil and hijinks ensue involving pizza, bubble baths, and movies. He leaves detailed instructions and advises Bob: 'But keep an eye on Duck. Farmer Brown leaves his brother Bob in charges of the farm while he goes on holiday. Giggle Giggle Quack by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Betsy Lewin is a follow-up to Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type by the same team. She currently resides in New York with her husband and dog “Ruffie.” She graduated from Pennsylvannia State University and St. Who knew that the underground dwellings and activities of worms could be so funny? Readers may even find that worm’s life is much the same as theirs except worm eats his homework and his head looks a whole lot like his rear!ĭoreen was born in Queens and grew up in Long Island. In Doreen’s latest book, Diary of a Worm, she explores the daily life of a lovable worm. She then teamed up once again with illustrator Betsy Lewin to write another hilarious barnyard tale, Giggle, Giggle, Quack, that continues the escapades of these lovable animals on a farm. The busy life of a writer left no room for courtroom litigation and arbitration so Doreen made the leap to being a full-time children’s book author. Five years after submitting the original manuscript she got a call from a publisher who wanted to turn her story into a book and the rest is history! In fact, she had written this barnyard tale even before attending law school but only received rejection letters from publishers. But her book was not published overnight. Doreen Cronin was a practicing attorney in Manhattan when her first book Click, Clack Moo: Cows That Type became a publishing success.
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