''Giggle, Giggle, Quack'' is a

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Doreen Cronin Doreen 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. Life Cronin was born in Queens, New York City, and grew up on Long ...

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and a

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to '' Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type''. Published by

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, it tells the story of Farmer Brown's younger brother Bob, who is farm-sitting for the vacationing Farmer Brown. Farmer Brown leaves a to-do list for Bob, but Duck is able to get hold of it and write his own list. In 2004, a video based on the book won the

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Backstory

''Giggle, Giggle, Quack'' is a sequel featuring the barnyard animals first seen in Cronin and Lewin's '' Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type'', which was awarded the

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in 2001.

Plot

Farmer Brown leaves his brother, Bob, in charge of his farm while he is on vacation. Farmer Brown tells his brother to follow instructions and that everything should be fine. Duck gets a hold of a

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Farmer Brown throws on the ground; later Bob finds reads the first note that says, "Tuesday night is

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night. (Not the frozen kind!). The hens prefer anchovies". The next day, another note has Bob wash the pigs. Farmer Brown calls his brother and suggests his brother to keep Duck inside the house; the next night, the animals sneak inside the

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to watch "the Sound of MOOSIC" for movie night, but Farmer Brown finds out about when he calls and immediately comes back early from his vacation.

References

{{reflist 2002 children's books Children's fiction books American picture books Children's books set on farms Children's books about ducks