Common Sense Note
Parents need to know that there is nothing offensive about this rollicking picture book.
Parents and kids can talk about their own special talents and might even be inspired to stage a family talent show. Or they might want to act out the book, letting each person take the part of his or her favorite barnyard performer.
Common Sense Review
Reviewed By: Dawn Friedman
This picture book about banyard animals competing in a talent show is as fun for grown-ups to read as it is for kids to listen to. Especially for parents who are willing to let their inner-performer come out and sing along with the cows and sheep who band.
The illustrations are expressive and energetic, lending loads of personality to the animals and the confused farmer. The type -- big and bold -- is well-suited to the story and the animal's voices are scrawled in a casual, scratchy print making it easy to figure out when they start talking.
Funny footnotes might go over the kids' heads but will have adults chuckling.
And the whole family is sure to root for Duck and his friends when the time comes to take the stage before the panel of judges (including one extra-discerning cat). Will it be fame and glory (and first prize: a trampoline)? Or will it be a box of chalk for second place?
From The Book
Outside the barn, night after night, he heard:
Dooby, dooby moo...
Fa la, la, la baaaa...
Whacka, whacka quack...
Inside the barn, night after night, the animals rehearsed.
Plot Summary:
When Duck learns that there's a trampoline available as first prize in the state fair talent show, he's determined to bring that trophy home. Late-night rehearsals with the cows, sheep, and pigs flummox the farmer who can't figure out what's going on.
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Other Books by the Author
Diary of a WormClick, Clack, Moo: Cows That Can Type
Giggle, Giggle, Quack
Duck for President Rate It!
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