Duck in the Fridge

by Jeff Mack

It’s time for bed, but that doesn’t mean it’s time for the same old boring bedtime story. This one starts with a boy who discovers a duck in his fridge. Soon there are more ducks, and the only thing they are interested in is having fun. So the boy gets some dogs to scare them away...but things don’t go quite the way he planned. More and more animals arrive, and soon there’s a party. Will the boy ever be able to get to sleep? Filled with puns and loads of visual humor, the silliness pours off each page of this rollicking story.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Childrens, Humor, Storytime, Books About Books, Birds

40 pages, Hardcover

First published September 2, 2014

About the author

Born in Syracuse, New York, Jeff Mack has written and illustrated a long list of picture books, chapter books, and early readers, including Clueless McGee, Good News Bad News, Frog and Fly, the Hippo and Rabbit series, and Hush Little Polar Bear.

He has also illustrated many books for other authors, including James Howe's Bunnicula and Friends series and Eve Bunting's Hurry! Hurry!, one of School Library Journal’s Best Books of 2007.

At home in Easthampton, Massachusetts, he continues to write, illustrate, and visit schools and libraries to talk about his work. Visit him at www.jeffmack.com.

Bio taken from Jeff's website: http://www.jeffmack.com/short_biograp....
More biographical information can be found at http://www.jeffmack.com/biography.html.

Reviews

[Archit · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hold on, you say there is a duck in the fridge!

Oh my, this one cracks me up all the time.
Listening bedtime stories from your father is adventurous when he narrates some amusing incidences of his childhood days. This time, it will be about ducks.
There are ducks everywhere!

Time to call : 1-800-DUCK-B-GONE.

[Cheryl Gladfelter · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this book there's an illustration of a duck wearing a book as a hat, with the most gleeful expression.

That duck may be me as an animal.

[Ms. B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Barnyard humor + Mother Goose + a Night-time read-aloud with Dad = Duck in the Fridge
This one will put a smile on your face and give you a few chuckles. It might even leave you laughing out loud.

[Erik This Kid Reviews Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

DUCK IN THE FRIDGE – come on the title is awesome! *hee hee* This story is all out fun. Every time I turned the page (after I had calmed my giggling down), I’d giggle again! Mr. Mack has written a very funny, wacky book about a dad telling his son about a time when he was younger and had to get someone who didn’t want to fall asleep to fall asleep! His illustrations are cute and light-hearted. Ducks are just funny too! I like all of the little details in the pages. There’s no great message in the book, just a fun bedtime story and sometimes we just need one of those! The ending is really nice too.
*NOTE* I got a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review

[John Yelverton · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was actually a really silly book that is completely filled with bad puns about a boy who resorts to reading Mother Goose to keep animals from having a party. You will be very lucky if your kids get half of the puns, and explaining why a pun is funny, let alone a bad pun, is just not worth it.

[Angela De Groot · Rating 4 out of 5]

How do you get a houseful of animals to go to sleep? Silly and funny pb. Another Jeff Mack success

[Jana Henderson (Reviews from the Stacks) · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of the funniest picture books I've read this year, if not ever!

[Diane · Rating 5 out of 5]

A father tells his son the story of why he always reads Mother Goose to him at bedtime. "One night, when I was a kid, I found a duck in the fridge."

So, how do you get rid of a duck? Call 1-800-DUCK-B-GONE? No, they only make the problem worse by sending sheep to scare away the ducks? They weren't scary enough. The dogs just stayed up all night playing cards. The cows threw a wild party. Maybe scaring them wasn't the answer. Maybe reading them a story will help. "If everyone goes to sleep right now, I promise I'll read more tomorrow night." The animals are still there, but at least they'll go to sleep.

Fun illustrations will make this an enjoyable read aloud for students.

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

A dad answers his son's question, Why do you always read me Mother Goose before bed?, by explaining how when he was a boy, he found hungry intrusive ducks in the fridge. So he mail-ordered sheep that just encouraged the ducks' bad behavior, then mail-ordered fun-loving dogs bought to scare the sheep that were purchased to frighten the ducks, and, finally, procured a herd of mail-order wild-partying cattle to unnerve the dogs that were bought to scare the sheep that were purchased to frighten the ducks. A nightly reading of Mother Goose calms everybody down. Fun.

[Margaret · Rating 4 out of 5]

In my wildest dreams I've never opened anything inside my home expecting to find something alive. (I did open a bathroom vanity one time to find a mouse waving at me, but that's another tale for another time.) Those beings are much better at existing in the outside world. For this reason Duck In The Fridge (Two Lions, September 2, 2014) written and illustrated by Jeff Mack is hilarious before you've even read the story.


My full recommendation: http://librariansquest.blogspot.com/2...

[Viviane Elbee · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a really funny and silly book with goofy illustrations (and a goofy plot).

I love that you can call 1-800-Ducks-B-Gone.

It had several fun puns which the kids had fun repeating to their friends.

It's also good for beginner readers that are about a level 2-3 on the numbered early reader books. My niece was able to read and sound out most of these words.

[Margaux · Rating 3 out of 5]

All about how mother goose started, this book reminded me of a picture book version of Fortunately, the Milk because it's a crazy dad story.

[Danielle Hammelef · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is clever and fun. The illustrations are adorable. A new twist on bedtime stories that readers of all ages will enjoy. I especially liked the focus on reading to relax before bed as well as the idea a book can be something to look forward to and a reward for healthy sleep habits.

[Pam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Humorous explanation for why a father always reads the same book at bedtime. The illustrations bring the characters to life - facial expressions are humorous throughout. Readers will enjoy the humor and ridiculousness of the situation.

[Dorothy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun to read book with bright colorful illustrations.
Great for bedtime.

[mary kailihiwa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not exactly...

Not exactly what I thought was going to be a quality night time read. Story in itself is o.k., illustrations are too busy.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short and sweet. A lovely book if your children like farm animals.

[Holly Dawson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book for children

Very funny
One of my faves as a child
highly recommend to parents for bedtime stories for young children. Definitely

[Mikayla Taflinger · Rating 2 out of 5]

In the beginning, a son asks his father why he always reads him mother goose before bed. he said that one night he found a duck in the fridge the duck had mad a mess so he went to go a towel only to find out there where ducks everywhere in his house he couldn't do anything without there being ducks so he called 1800 duck be gone they sent him a kit to get rid of the ducks and they sent a sheep. the sheep did not sure the duck rather he just added to the problem so the father got a bigger scarier kit they sent the dog. the dogs were no help they just played cards. so he called again and they sent cattle. the cattle didn't scare anybody. They had a party!!! that's when he saw the light he grabbed the book mother gooses and started reading to the animals they all stopped and listened they liked the book and asked for more he said yes if you go to sleep right now I will read you more in the morning and they did. so that is why he reads mother goose to his son.

Strength: Fun and easy to read
Weakness: No moral or underlying message
Teaching point: Great when teaching children about talk bubbles there are many different talk bubbles coming from the animals

[Vickie meaden · Rating 1 out of 5]

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[Lori C · Rating 3 out of 5]

Genre: Fiction
Ages: K-2nd

I had such high hopes for this book based on the title. I thought it was going to be a really silly and clever book with some inane story about a duck in a fridge. I guess it was kind of that but it was not very funny. It was a bit too contrived. I guess a child's imagination can run wild and reading a calming book before bed helps settle it so I understand the premise. It was just a little too absurd for me to enjoy. I'm not sure that children will get it.

[Suzanne Lorraine Kunz Williams · Rating 1 out of 5]

I love how the boy in this book tried many ways to solve his problems and didn't give up until they were solved. I love reading books about how persistence pays off. I don't like that the duck was in the fridge. I don't want children getting the idea that the fridge is a good place to hide. That would be so dangerous. So for that reason, I'm putting this on the not-recommended list. I hope that the title and the first place of the duck changes in future editions.

[Sara Lyma · Rating 3 out of 5]

Divertido ! e oque posso dizer da leitura de Duck in the fridge ! me fez dar risadas ! Escrever um livro infantil é um grande desafio , porque voce deve colocar em poucas paginas a alegria de ser criança e ainda , tentar de modo divertido e criativo , conceitos e lições , e vou dizer para voce que este livro traz uma linda lição . Eu amei ler este livro e recomendo a todos que leiam !

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun story that explains why a father always reads Mother Goose to his son before going to sleep. It all begins with a duck in a refrigerator, then escalates to more ducks, then sheep, dogs, and cows. The humor and clever wordplay in the text and illustrations make this an entertaining story to share at bedtime.

[Amber Griffin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book would be a fun book to keep in a classroom library. I remember I've read books from Jeff before, but never this. I recognized the writing style and the illustration style. This would be a fun read that would definitely catch children's attention.

[Venetia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good night read

I enjoyed reading this to my toddler because it kept his interest. He didn't turn away once. He liked the pictures of the animals as well as my animated reading of the text. Not too short or too long, which is also a good thing. I recommend it.

[Deborah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Entertaining and clever

My 2 1/2 granddaughter loves this story and wants to read it every night. This is one I don't mind reading repetitively as there is humor for the adult readers.

[Duong Truong · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kiddo loves this book! Laugh out loud fun.

Paints the picture well with outstanding illustrations and narrative. I would recommend this highly to folks with kids between 2-5 years old.

[Nancy E. Cox · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book was a fast read and also funny. Great illustrations that I think young children would like.

I think teachers as well as parents would benefit by having this in their library. I would love to have it in my class library.

[Krystal DeLoach · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really funny

There is a lot of puns and very funny jokes in this book if you read this to your kid I would definitely recommend getting a little stuffed duck and putting in the fridge for them to spot and see!!!