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Summary
It's time for the annual Corn Maze Festival.
The farm is bursting with activity.
Cluck
Whack!
The chickens build a fence around the cornfield.
Moo
Thwack!
The cows give the barn a fresh coat of paint.
Thump. Quack!
Duck builds the ticket booth for the hot-air balloon ride.
Everyone is excited. Well, Duck is not excited exactly. But he has a plan. As Farmer Brown designs the corn maze for the festival, Duck does some designing of his own. Guess who's in for a big surprise?
The always-creative, always-hilarious, always-champions-of-corn-mazes pair who brought you Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type ; Giggle, Giggle, Quack ; and Duck for President have planned a terrific event. Step right up, folks.
Author Notes
Doreen Cronin was born in Queens, New york. She grew up in Merrick, Long Island. She attended Pennysylvania State University where she majored in journalism. Eventually she found herself using her journalism background in the world of publishing. and she turned her sights toward law and attended St. john's University School of Law. She went on to work as an attorney in a Manhattan Law firm. She wrote her book Click, Clack, Moo, Cows That Type in 1995, shortly after the death of her father. It took another five years, however, before the book was published. She stated in her bio that this book was not only her first published book but also the easiest book to write, taking her only about 20 minutes to jot down the story. The book went on to become a Caldecott Honor Book. While the book eventually met with great success, publishers rejected it repeatedly for several years until a publisher eventually called her with the news that it would be published. Her success as a children's author continued with books such as Diary of a Worm published in 2003 and winner of Parent's Choice Award Slver 2003 Picture Book, Diary of a Spider published in 2003 and Rescue Bunnies. She made the 2013 New York Times High Profiles List with her title Click, Clack, Boo!: A Tricky Treat.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (3)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 2-Duck is up to his usual mischief again in this fall-themed tale by Doreen Cronin (S. & S., 2008). Farmer Brown prepares for the annual Corn Maze Festival and enlists all the animals' help. He bribes the reluctant chickens by letting them use his hammers, and he coerces the cows with the promise of paintbrushes. Duck is uninterested in working but is assigned to build the ticket booth. Meanwhile, Farmer Brown meticulously maps out the Statue of Liberty design for the corn maze, carefully calculating, checking, and cutting. Unbeknownst to him, though, Duck sneaks into the corn field each evening with his night-vision goggles and does some sketching, measuring, counting, and cutting of his own. When the big day arrives and Farmer Brown takes a hot-air balloon ride to view his masterpiece from above, he's shocked to see Duck's nighttime alterations. Maurice England narrates and provides sound effects for this pitch-perfect fall time story, and the thickly outlined illustrations capture the spirit and mirth Duck brings to the farmyard tale. VERDICT This story will complement fall and harvest festival celebrations, and viewers will enjoy watching Duck and the other animals put their own unique spin on Farmer Brown's plans.-Anne Bozievich, Friendship Elementary School, Glen Rock, PA © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
Starred Review. It's another interspecies battle of wits--and read-aloud winner--from a celebrated duo. This time, Farmer Brown is trying to put together a fabulous Statue of Liberty corn maze. But the ever-subversive Duck has different ideas--and given that he also owns night-vision goggles and a glow-in-the-dark ruler, it's not surprising whose artistic vision triumphs. This entry is more goofy than satiric--it's closer in spirit to Dooby Dooby Moo than Duck for President. But it also proves that this team continues to operate in top form. Lewin is especially good here: her bold, loosely rendered watercolors continue to find new comic depths in the obsessive, cranky Duck (the scenes drawn from the perspective of his night-vision goggles are a hoot). And the subsidiary characters garner plenty of giggles, too. Ages 3-7. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved All rights reserved.
Booklist Review
The creators of the immensely popular series that began with Caldecott Honor Book Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type (2001) continue the story of Farmer Brown and his barnyard full of insubordinate animals. Here, Brown eagerly prepares for the annual Corn Maze Festival, and he invents Tom Sawyer-like tactics to convince the animals to lend a hoof or wing. Only Duck is unmoved, and it's only after Farmer Brown threatens to withhold Duck's favorite food that he finally agrees to help. Kids who know Duck from the first titles won't be surprised at all that the wily bird only appears to be compliant; his secret revenge (a much-altered corn maze) is revealed in a final, laugh-out-loud gatefold illustration. Composed of short sentences printed in large type, the entertaining story is well suited to new readers, who will stretch for the few vocabulary words (meteorology, for example). Readers and listeners both will delight in Lewin's typically comic bold-lined illustrations and in Farmer Brown's folly, even as they (and their parents) recognize the familiar power struggles.--Engberg, Gillian Copyright 2008 Booklist