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Farmer Brown's Barnyard Tales
Giggle, Giggle, Quack
Farmer Brown is going on holiday and so he asks his brother, Bob, to take care of the animals. 'But keep an eye on Duck. He's trouble.' Bob follows the instructions in Farmer Brown's notes exactly to the letter. He orders pizza with anchovies for the hens, bathes the pigs with bubble bath, and lets the cows chose a movie. Is that giggling he hears? The duck, the cows, the hens and the pigs are back in top form in this hilarious follow-up to 'Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type'.
32 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 2002
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Doreen Cronin
122 books444 followersDoreen Cronin (born 1966) is an American writer of children's books, including Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type, a very well-received picture book illustrated by Betsy Lewin.
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September 13, 2012
This book confirms what you probably already know: ducks are jerks. You think you can go on vacation, but no. Soon they are launching an insurrection, trying to overthrow the proxy you left in place and bankrupting you with lavish movie and pizza parties while their piggish friends literally bath themselves in luxuries at your expense.
Ducks, man. Ducks.
Ducks, man. Ducks.
February 6, 2017
More surreal, anarchic farmyard fun from Cronin and Lewin. This one is almost as funny as Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type and the ink and watercolour illustrations are great. Quacking stuff!
Watch out for that duck, though... He's a sly one.
Watch out for that duck, though... He's a sly one.
March 10, 2018
When you have a duck in your farm and you plan to go on a vacation, leaving your brother in charge of everything, what you don't know is that your tricky duck can make your brother do all that it wants in no time!
From throwing regal pizza parties to conducting spectacular movie watching sessions, your duck can do all of it. You didn't know that, did you?
From throwing regal pizza parties to conducting spectacular movie watching sessions, your duck can do all of it. You didn't know that, did you?
September 22, 2015
This book sends my 3-year old granddaughter into fits of giggles and she'll probably always look at ducks with distrust now. She was able to grasp the concept of the story: that some of the narration came from notes, and that the notes were not written by the farmer. She loves sneaky little animals, and this duck is the sneakiest.
It's great fun and I don't mind reading it over and over again. This gets 5+ stars from both of us.
It's great fun and I don't mind reading it over and over again. This gets 5+ stars from both of us.
December 1, 2023
While Farmer Brown is away, the farm animals will play. Duck pranks the farmer's brother, Bob, into doing the daily farm chores a little differently than Farmer Brown does them.
As the title suggests, it's good for a couple of giggles.
As the title suggests, it's good for a couple of giggles.
January 3, 2018
My kids and I love these books! Very creative.
June 27, 2025
i liked when the pigs went to take a bath
May 9, 2018
This is a funny and entertaining book for readers in the younger years of elementary school! It gives life and personality to all the different animals living on Farmer Browns farm! Farmer Brown has to live and puts his brother in charge of the animals, warning him in advance about the mischievous duck! As Bob, Farmer Browns brother, is doing his very unique chore list for the animals he starts to think something may be up. Little did he know the duck had made a chore list to benefit all the animals! This is a fun read any child between 4-7 would really enjoy!
March 22, 2024
Are you searching for a hilarious fantasy book to read aloud with your students? Giggle, Giggle, Quack by Doreen Cronin illustrated by Betsy Lewin follows the plot of Farmer Brown leaving his farm in the hands of his brother Bob while he is away. The rising action details Bob being warned to keep an eye on Duck as he reads the notes he believes Farmer Brown has left him to take care of the secondary characters, or the other farm animals, of the story. With Duck changing all of Farmer Brown's notes, readers begin to understand the characterization of Duck, for in changing the notes the animals got pizza, the pigs were washed with the good towels, and the cows got to pick the movie leaving an angry Farmer Brown. My favorite spread was the illustration of the animals sleeping peacefully in the barn, for even though they look innocent, the excellent shading and angels of the illustrations hid the mischief they have been up to. Another spread I enjoyed was Duck sharpening the pencil he has been using for mischief right in front of Bob, for the linework and facial expressions depict the tension and bliss emotions of the characters. This amazing picture book will certainly put a smile on your face, and will keep your students laughing the whole year!
March 31, 2023
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May 17, 2010
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. Farmer Brown leaves his brother Bob in charges of the farm while he goes on holiday. He leaves detailed instructions and advises Bob: 'But keep an eye on Duck. He's trouble.' Duck has a pencil and hijinks ensue involving pizza, bubble baths, and movies.
The text is funny and silly. There are opportunities for audience participation in the Giggle, Giggle phrases. There are lots of opportunities to make animals sounds for the hens, pigs, cows and duck. The idea of the cows watching The Sound of Moosic is inspired!
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. Lewin's illustrations match and extend the story well. The expressions of the cartoon-like animals are hysterical. There is a great picture of the animals using the electric blankets from Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type.
The picture of duck vibrating as he uses the electric pencil sharpener is a scream. Farmer Brown's atire and suitcase give away his interrupted holiday destination. Bravo!
This could be effective as a read-aloud, and is sure to to make most children giggle or laugh out loud.
For 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.
The text is funny and silly. There are opportunities for audience participation in the Giggle, Giggle phrases. There are lots of opportunities to make animals sounds for the hens, pigs, cows and duck. The idea of the cows watching The Sound of Moosic is inspired!
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. Lewin's illustrations match and extend the story well. The expressions of the cartoon-like animals are hysterical. There is a great picture of the animals using the electric blankets from Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type.
The picture of duck vibrating as he uses the electric pencil sharpener is a scream. Farmer Brown's atire and suitcase give away his interrupted holiday destination. Bravo!
This could be effective as a read-aloud, and is sure to to make most children giggle or laugh out loud.
For 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.
March 12, 2013
From 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. In this book, Farmer Brown is going on vacation leaving his brother in charge of the farm. Instructed to follow the directions left in Farmer Brown’s notes, Bob follows suit, not knowing the Duck has surreptitiously replaced all of Farmer Brown’s notes with his own. Bob is instructed to order pizza for the animals, give the pigs baths, and host a movie night inside. Do the animals get away with it? Does Bob catch on to the sneaky Duck? Read to find out!
Like Click Clack Moo, Cows that Type, this story has the same premise of Farmer Brown’s animals communicating to humans through written messages, and manipulating the humans to get what they want. The fun story makes the animals feel just like humans, like any one of us (I mean, who wouldn’t want anchovies on their pizza?) When Brother Bob checks on the animals in the barn after a pizza dinner, they are all curled up on the heated blankets they bargained for in Click Clack Moo, Cows that Type, a fun detail for those children who can make that connection. The watercolor illustrations are great, completely covering all the pages with bright colors. The illustrations show parts of the plot that the text doesn’t reveal, like the Duck stumbling upon the pencil at the beginning of the story. I would read this book aloud in kindergarten and maybe 1st grade. A second grader should be able to read it on their own with some vocabulary help. This could be read as part of an animal lesson to teach empathy towards these creatures that others aren’t as nice to, or it could just be read for fun!
Cronin and Lewin make a great pair, and not only is this a great extension to the Caldecott Honor book Click Clack Moo, but it has great individual value apart from it. The illustrations and storyline will have kids cracking up, and chanting along with the repetitious phrases. This is another excellent book to have any classroom library!
Like Click Clack Moo, Cows that Type, this story has the same premise of Farmer Brown’s animals communicating to humans through written messages, and manipulating the humans to get what they want. The fun story makes the animals feel just like humans, like any one of us (I mean, who wouldn’t want anchovies on their pizza?) When Brother Bob checks on the animals in the barn after a pizza dinner, they are all curled up on the heated blankets they bargained for in Click Clack Moo, Cows that Type, a fun detail for those children who can make that connection. The watercolor illustrations are great, completely covering all the pages with bright colors. The illustrations show parts of the plot that the text doesn’t reveal, like the Duck stumbling upon the pencil at the beginning of the story. I would read this book aloud in kindergarten and maybe 1st grade. A second grader should be able to read it on their own with some vocabulary help. This could be read as part of an animal lesson to teach empathy towards these creatures that others aren’t as nice to, or it could just be read for fun!
Cronin and Lewin make a great pair, and not only is this a great extension to the Caldecott Honor book Click Clack Moo, but it has great individual value apart from it. The illustrations and storyline will have kids cracking up, and chanting along with the repetitious phrases. This is another excellent book to have any classroom library!
December 9, 2018
Farmer Brown and his independent-minded animals return in this hilarious follow-up to
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
, where they made their debut. As the farmer prepares to go on his vacation, he leaves instructions for his brother Bob on how to care for the animals, little dreaming that scheming Duck has taken a hand in matters, substituting his own instructions. Soon the animals are enjoying pizza parties, bubble baths, and movie night...
Like its predecessor, Giggle, Giggle, Quack pairs an amusing tale of animal shenanigans from author Doreen Cronin with humorously expressive artwork from illustrator Betsy Lewin. Appropriately enough, given the title, I found myself giggling quite a bit as I read the story, and although quite aware of who the culprit was, when it came to the miscommunication between Farmer Brown and his brother, I still enjoyed watching events unfold. The target audience here will no doubt feel the same, appreciating being in on the joke. Recommended to anyone who has read and enjoyed Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type , as well as to anyone looking for barnyard stories with a silly sense of humor.
Like its predecessor, Giggle, Giggle, Quack pairs an amusing tale of animal shenanigans from author Doreen Cronin with humorously expressive artwork from illustrator Betsy Lewin. Appropriately enough, given the title, I found myself giggling quite a bit as I read the story, and although quite aware of who the culprit was, when it came to the miscommunication between Farmer Brown and his brother, I still enjoyed watching events unfold. The target audience here will no doubt feel the same, appreciating being in on the joke. Recommended to anyone who has read and enjoyed Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type , as well as to anyone looking for barnyard stories with a silly sense of humor.
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November 7, 2014“Giggle, Giggle, Quack” takes place on Farmer Brown’s farm. His brother Bob comes to take care of the animals when Farmer Brown goes on vacation. The animals leave notes that trick Bob into doing things they want such as ordering pizza and giving them baths in the house. In the end Farmer Brown is upset when he figures out what is happening.
This book is a picture book because it has pictures on each page and little text. The pictures are integral to the story.
This book is most appropriate for primary grade students, although it could be used to explain inferencing to older students. Younger students could look at clues in the pictures to try to figure out who is writing the notes. The pictures are wonderful and the book is humorous, so children would enjoy it. I would use this as a read aloud for kindergarten or first grade students.
This book is a picture book because it has pictures on each page and little text. The pictures are integral to the story.
This book is most appropriate for primary grade students, although it could be used to explain inferencing to older students. Younger students could look at clues in the pictures to try to figure out who is writing the notes. The pictures are wonderful and the book is humorous, so children would enjoy it. I would use this as a read aloud for kindergarten or first grade students.
November 12, 2017
Andrea Thomas
11/12/17
Text to Teaching Connection
What a cute and funny little book. This is a great book to help the children know what animals are on a farm and what a farmer does while he is taking care of his farm on a daily basics. A good song to sing will be Farmer in the Dell and allow all of the children to pick a certain animal in which they like. Also we allow the children to walk around and pretend to be the animal in which they like the most. We will also discuss how each animal lives and what part of the barn do they live in and what are the animals responsibilities on the farm.
11/12/17
Text to Teaching Connection
What a cute and funny little book. This is a great book to help the children know what animals are on a farm and what a farmer does while he is taking care of his farm on a daily basics. A good song to sing will be Farmer in the Dell and allow all of the children to pick a certain animal in which they like. Also we allow the children to walk around and pretend to be the animal in which they like the most. We will also discuss how each animal lives and what part of the barn do they live in and what are the animals responsibilities on the farm.
June 15, 2016
I think even if one hasn't read the other Duck books, they'll get the humor from this. (Though there are tidbits missed if you don't know/remember why the cows have electric blankets, or why the farmer says to keep any eye on duck.) Still, humorous to see what the duck changes and the giggling that happens. So much like with a substitute teacher....
6/8/16 Used in Q is for... theme. Went well. The kids liked the pictures. One boy who knew the book kept tring to show off by telling ahead of time, therefore spoiling it at times. oh well
6/8/16 Used in Q is for... theme. Went well. The kids liked the pictures. One boy who knew the book kept tring to show off by telling ahead of time, therefore spoiling it at times. oh well
July 10, 2010
Another cute Doreen Cronin Duck book. I have to admit that this duck is charming with all of his troublemaking ways. Julia got the biggest kick out of him carrying around his pencil for the whole book. I liked how fast she grasped that it wasn't the farmers notes Bob was reading but Duck's. She picked up on this a few seconds after I did which surprised me.
Duck is really a lovable character and Betsy Lewin's illustrations are pretty cool too. Very kid friendly and Julia loves that as well.
Duck is really a lovable character and Betsy Lewin's illustrations are pretty cool too. Very kid friendly and Julia loves that as well.
June 3, 2008
This sequel to "Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that type" is also engaging and fun. The premise is that Duck, (the former mediator) is now influencing things for his own benefit when the farmer goes on vacation and leaves his brother, Bob, in charge.
A delightful read, that possesses a bit less zip than the last book simply because the concept is no longer new (having been done in the previous book). A great book to check out from the library
A delightful read, that possesses a bit less zip than the last book simply because the concept is no longer new (having been done in the previous book). A great book to check out from the library
June 26, 2019
I absolutely love the Farmer Brown books by Cronin. They are so much fun to read aloud. The kids really get into the action words, in this case “giggle, giggle”. But the duck is to be watched closely because if not, you just might have a barnyard that gets pizza delivered, and have to watch the Sound of Moosic. Super fun as always.
September 11, 2016
I really enjoyed this fun little book! I love how they mentioned that Duck was such a troublemaker because if you have read the other books in this series you would know! I love how they made the parody of sound of music with sound of moosic! The duck is all doing what the animals feel what they deserve so I guess it is a good thing they are getting pampered while Farmer Brown is away!
September 20, 2024
I'm not sure that Duck & friends are worthy of a franchise, but if you can manage to giggle, oink, and quack (instead of just reading the words straight) your audience will love you, and the book. Time for me to reread the first.
September 7, 2007
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April 15, 2008
I give this 4 stars because my husband and kids love these books so much. I don't love them quite as much, but Daddy and the kids sure do get a kick out of them!!
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April 2, 2016Read this in Storytime and the children and I had fun guessing what silliness the duck would do next.
December 31, 2016
Children's book
Very short, loads of fun! Highly recommend. Great book for a "Q" title challenge.
I read this needing a book originally published in 2002. A very short book!
Very short, loads of fun! Highly recommend. Great book for a "Q" title challenge.
I read this needing a book originally published in 2002. A very short book!
February 2, 2017
More, more, more. Quacking idea. Udderly brilliant! See what I did there?
March 11, 2019
Funny story about a farmer who takes a vacation and a how one silly mischievous duck causes trouble while he’s away.
July 22, 2018
Fun, but not as good as Click Clack Moo.
August 28, 2022
So cheeky!
August 26, 2023
Embarrassingly, I had to page through the book a second time to figure out what exactly was going on. However, it did serve as a good exercise to re-examine symbols and motifs.
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