Click, Clack, Splish, Splash: A Counting Adventure [Hardcover]

Doreen Cronin (Author), Betsy Lewin (Illustrator)

Book Description

1 farmer sleeping.

2 feet creeping

3 buckets piled high.

4 chickens standing by.

Duck is about to trick poor Farmer Brown once again. While the farmer is sleeping the afternoon away, Duck and the other animals are planning a most unusual fishing trip. Sneaking past Farmer Brown is going to be as easy as 1, 2, 3!

This numerical adventure for the very youngest Duck fans brings counting books to a whole new level -- click, clack, splish, splash!

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Fast on the webbed feet of Click, Clack, Quackity Quack: An Alphabetical Adventure comes this counting companion, again starring Duck as the instigator of mischievous, though well-intentioned fun. As the farmer naps on the couch near his soothing fish tank ("1 farmer sleeping"), Duck ("2 feet creeping") and the barnyard crew sneak into the house on a hush-hush mission—something that involves "3 buckets piled high" outside the window and "4 chickens standing by." At book's end, readers learn that Duck's master plan was to liberate the farmer's finned friends (a clue is planted on the title page). Though not quite as charming as its abecedarian cousin, this slight volume still offers a comical introduction to numerals one through 10. Lewin's black-outlined menagerie is as breezy as ever, tiptoeing, climbing or splashing through lots of white space to the final destination. Ages 2-5.
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From School Library Journal

PreSchool-K–Some familiar faces from Cronin and Lewin's well-known series that began with Click, Clack, Moo (S & S, 2000) appear in this clever adventure. The farmyard crew is engineering a fishy rescue of sorts, releasing 10 fish in 10 buckets while the farmer slumbers. As the animals make their mischief, numbers from 1 to 10 are introduced, beginning with 1 farmer sleeping. 2 feet creeping. The cartoon illustrations have the same great appeal as the previous books and combine successfully with this very basic introduction to numeric concepts. A great tool for parents and teachers seeking to make learning fun.–Rosalyn Pierini, San Luis Obispo City-County Library, CA
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 24 pages
• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers; 1 edition (January 3, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689877161
• ISBN-13: 978-0689877162
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 9.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #436,658 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Doreen Cronin is the successful author of many bestselling picture books, including Thump, Quack, Moo: A Whacky Adventure; Bounce; Wiggle; Duck for President; Giggle, Giggle, Quack; Dooby Dooby Moo; and the Caldecott Honor Book Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Colorful Watercolor Characters amongst, September 26, 2006

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Cady Hayden "Children's Book Author" (Bergenfield, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Click, Clack, Splish, Splash: A Counting Adventure (Hardcover)

Creative poetic counting book with a cute story behind it. Recommend to any child in their 1-10 counting stage. My only complaint is that the spelling of the numbers isn't anywhere on the pages. Nice big numbers kids can trace their fingers on. No wonder Betsy Lewin is the Caldecott Honor winning illustrator. It's easy as 1-2-3 to fall in love with her paintings.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the BEST Counting Books Out There, September 13, 2006

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Portianay "portianay" (KY, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Click, Clack, Splish, Splash: A Counting Adventure (Hardcover)

Parents of preschoolers are always asking, in our library, for counting books. It is delightful to be able to hand them this adorably illustrated, whimsical book. I am grateful to both author and illustrator for recognizing the important place learning to count has in the world of the toddler.

5.0 out of 5 stars beautiful story - poetic, funny, meaningful, January 2, 2010

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Natasha Deganello Giraudie (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Click, Clack, Splish, Splash: A Counting Adventure (Hardcover)

My 3-year-old daughter has loved this book since she was 1. The illustrations are beautiful, the rhythm engaging, the story line of the animals conspiring to free the fish is endearing and very funny. It's simply a great book that happens to integrate counting. I hope we keep reading it for years to come.