It includes illustrations of various farm animals, with text such as “the duck quaketh” and “the lamb blaiteth.” In 1658, John Amos Comenius published what’s considered the world’s first children’s book, Orbis Pictus. In fact, farm animals have been a go-to teaching tool in children’s books for centuries. Franklin, M.D., a developmental-behavioral pediatrician at Texas Children’s Hospital. “When we teach children farm animal words and noises, we’re not only teaching them about the many sounds we make in the English language, but also about our culture and the world,” says Adiaha I. It may sound like simple toddler fun, but learning this vocabulary at a young age actually helps your child develop savvy pre-academic and social skills.

Perhaps you’ve sung “Old MacDonald Had a Farm,” or read a story featuring sheep, ducks, and horses. Ages 3-7.Even if you live in a city or the suburbs, miles from the nearest grazing cow, your young child has probably seen or heard about farm animals. This sitcom on the farm more than lives up to its title and demands repeat visits. Fans of the first book will delight in the details found in Lewin's chipper watercolor washes with a painted bold black line (the electric blankets originally demanded by the cows are put to good use, for example). Cronin again balances wit and jovial warmth in scenarios that will have readers laughing out loud. The jig is soon up with Duck and company found out in a humorous denouement. The hens prefer anchovies.' (A 'giggle, giggle, cluck' escapes from the onlookers.) Unaware of the note's authorship, Bob complies, and subsequent requests include indoor bubble baths for the pigs and the cows' choice for movie night ('The Sound of Moosic'). The webbed fellow commandeers the pencil and paper that Farmer Brown has left behind and writes out his own feeding/care tips for Bob to follow: 'Tuesday night is pizza night (not the frozen kind!). He's trouble'), enterprising Duck sees boundless opportunity in the situation. Just follow my instructions and everything will be fine.

When Farmer Brown takes a vacation and leaves his brother Bob in charge ('I wrote everything down for you. The barnyard animals first seen in Cronin and Lewin's Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type continue to express themselves via the written word in this clever and funny sequel.

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