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By Regan McMahon
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Baby duck won't go to sleep in funny farm tale.
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What's the Story?
Duck gets a package from a delivery truck wrapped in a pink bow: a small crate with an egg inside. Farmer Brown notices the animals are quiet for a change -- they're all waiting to see what hatches. It's Baby Duck! The only trouble is, she won't go to sleep, and her "Peep, peep, peep!" is keeping everyone else on the farm awake and exhausted. So Duck finally gets Baby Duck to fall asleep by driving her back and forth in the tractor, accidentally crashing though the farmer's fence in the process.
Is It Any Good?
Parents will relate to the common frustration spotlighted in this amusing tale -- getting a sleep-resistant kid to conk out -- and the commonly used strategy: driving the kid around till he sleeps. But young readers -- especially those with baby or toddler siblings -- will relate to how disturbing a needy, noisy infant can be and enjoy the charming illustrations and familiar characters from this popular series. And the comic crash ending with an exasperated Farmer Brown in his red long underwear offers a chuckle.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about getting to sleep. Why is it hard sometimes?
Have you read Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type and other books in this series? Do you like this one as much as others you've read?
What's the easiest way for you to fall asleep?
Book Details
- Author :
- Illustrator : Betsy Lewin
- Genre : Coming of Age
- Topics : Transportation ( Cars & Trucks ) , Book Characters , Animals
- Book type : Fiction
- Publisher : Atheneum
- Publication date : February 10, 2015
- Publisher's recommended age(s) : 4 - 8
- Number of pages : 40
- Available on : Hardback, Kindle
- Last updated : September 30, 2025
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