"Giggle, Giggle, Quack" By Doreen Cronin, a review

I now have a new favorite children's book-It's called "Giggle, Giggle, Quack" and it is absolutely ADORABLE. My son was given a copy of the book to read over the summer by the PTA of his school and we finally, one week before going back to school, got around to actually reading it. My son, who enjoys reading with me, cuddled up next to me on the couch and we settled in for a good read, no forget that, A GREAT READ. We checked out the cover of the book first and I noticed this adorable duck walking amidst his farmyard friends. The Illustrations are precious! Betsy Lewin has a wonderful knack for creating the cutest farm animals-our favorite being DUCK, of course. I have to say I am completely jealous of Doreen Cronin as I think she has amazing talent as a children's story writer. I can only wish to be a quarter as talented as she. I don't want to give away the ending of the story because it is so cute that I wouldn't want to ruin it for you, however I will give you the basic idea of her story. Farmer Brown, you see, has to go on vacation to Hawaii and he enlists the help of his brother Bob (depicted on page 2 in his suit and tie minus the jacket of course so that he fits right in on the farm. Just looking at the picture lets you know that maybe BOB will not be suited for the job ahead. Throughout the next pages you see Bob doing the assigned duties that his brother (Farmer Brown) specifically wrote down for him, which include Pizza and movie night for the animals in the living room, and bath night in his bathroom with Farmer Brown's favorite soap and his best towels. Clearly something has gone wrong here-BUT WHAT CAUSED IT? Read the story to find out what! You will love the ending. I give this story 10 ice-cream cones. On a personal note-My five year old loved this book so much, that he made me teach him the hard words so that he can read it himself! He now reads it to his 3 year old brother. Thank you Ms. Cronin for the wonderful book, my son is so proud to say that it was the first book he read by himself!