''Click, Clack, Quackity-Quack: An Alphabetical Adventure'' is a children's picture book by

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 ...

. Published in 2005 by

Atheneum Books Atheneum Books was a New York City publishing house established in 1959 by Alfred A. Knopf, Jr., Simon Michael Bessie and Hiram Haydn. Simon & Schuster has owned Atheneum properties since it acquired Macmillan in 1994, and it created Atheneum ...

, it is a sequel to '' Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type'' and was illustrated by

Betsy Lewin Betsy Reilly Lewin (born May 12, 1937) is an American illustrator from Clearfield, Pennsylvania. She studied illustration at Pratt Institute. After graduation, she began designing greeting cards. She began writing and illustrating stories for c ...

. A sequel, '' Click, Clack, Splish, Splash: A Counting Adventure'', followed in 2006.

Plot

The book has phrases that start with each letter of the alphabet. It tells the story of a Duck-led summer outing that includes the

cow Cattle (''Bos taurus'') are large, domesticated, bovid ungulates widely kept as livestock. They are prominent modern members of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus '' Bos''. Mature female cattle are called co ...

s from '' Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type''. When Duck rides his wagon, the readers go through the ABCs. The animals stop at a good place to have a picnic.

Reception

A ''

Publishers Weekly ''Publishers Weekly'' (''PW'') is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents. Published continuously since 1872, it has carried the tagline, "The International News Magazine of ...

'' review says, "Lewin's loose, thickly outlined watercolors keep readers in playful suspense along the way, dropping visual hints for eagle-eye observers. Her sunny depictions of this barnyard bunch brim with personality and humorous detail". A ''

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'' review says, " Lewin's brush and watercolor illustrations are as loose and lively as ever, barely restrained by the A-to-Z format that juxtaposes a big lowercase letter with each visual vignette". A ''

School Library Journal ''School Library Journal'' (''SLJ'') is an American monthly magazine containing reviews and other articles for school librarians, media specialists, and public librarians who work with young people. Articles cover a wide variety of topics, wi ...

'' review says, "A delightfully daffy romp with kid appeal galore".''School Library Journal''; Apr2006 Supplement, Vol. 52, p44-44, 1/9p

References

{{reflist 2005 children's books American picture books Children's fiction books Alphabet books Children's books about ducks Atheneum Books books