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cgonzalez1211's review against another edition
5.0
Children's Counting Book
Cronin, Doreen. Click, Clack, Splish, Splash: A Counting Adventure (New York; Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2006)
Doreen Cronin's counting book has a silly storyline just like all her other books. She even mentions the cows from Click, Clack, Moo! The illustrations by Betsy Lewin are fantastic and very appealing. The illustrations in this book are done with watercolors. This book would be excellent to introduce numbers to a toddler. Moreover, Cronin also uses rhyming in this book which makes it even more appealing.
(ages 3-6)
Cronin, Doreen. Click, Clack, Splish, Splash: A Counting Adventure (New York; Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2006)
Doreen Cronin's counting book has a silly storyline just like all her other books. She even mentions the cows from Click, Clack, Moo! The illustrations by Betsy Lewin are fantastic and very appealing. The illustrations in this book are done with watercolors. This book would be excellent to introduce numbers to a toddler. Moreover, Cronin also uses rhyming in this book which makes it even more appealing.
(ages 3-6)
amydkreads's review against another edition
5.0
Poor Farmer Brown - he just keeps putting up with duck and his antics. This is a cute, counting story for a water/fish theme.
obrill's review against another edition
5.0
Title: Click, Clack, Splish, Splash: a Counting Adventure
Author: Doreen Cronin
Illustrator: Besty Lewin
Genre: Concept Book-Counting Book
Theme(s): Counting, Barnyard Animals,
Opening line/sentence: “1 farmer sleeping. 2 feet creeping.”
Brief Book Summary: This counting book uses farm animals (from Click Clack Moo Cows that Type) who go on a sneaky fishing trip. The go and get 10 fish for Farmer Brown’s fish tank. Different numbers of animals are used to exemplify the counting nature of the book.
Professional Recommendation/Review #1: Cronin, Doreen Click, Clack, Splish, Splash: A Counting Adventure 24 pp. Atheneum (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing) 2006. ISBN 0-689-87716-1(3) PS Illustrated by Betsy Lewin. Those devious farm animals, first introduced in Click, Clack, Moo, are conspiring against Farmer Brown again, this time by stealing his ten goldfish from their tank and releasing them into the pond while he naps. With their typical sly humor, Cronin and Lewin recount the good-natured heist in numerical order, with "1 farmer sleeping. / 2 feet creeping," and so on.
Preschool; Farms and farm life; Concept books--Counting books; Stories in rhyme; Animals--Domestic animals
Professional Recommendation/Review #2: Publishers Weekly (Publishers Weekly) Fast on the webbed feet of Click, Clack, Quackity Quack: An Alphabetical Adventure\n 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. (Jan.)\n"
(PUBLISHER: Atheneum Books for Young Readers (New York:), PUBLISHED: c2006.)
Response to Two Professional Reviews: I think that the second review was spot on about this book. It is a very clever way become aware of counting and gaining counting comprehension. The age range suggested (2-5 years) is fairly accurate.
Evaluation of Literary Elements: This book is a fairly decent example of a counting book. The numbers stand out clearly and the animals stand out and match with the number. The number concepts aren’t lost in the story it starts with one and then continues to ten. As the fish are returned to their aquarium it counts down from ten to one.
Consideration of Instructional Application: I don’t think that I would use this book as my first look at counting from one to ten. But it would be a nice supplement text. This book also can be used to look at context clues and make predictions about what the animals are doing for Famer Brown.
Author: Doreen Cronin
Illustrator: Besty Lewin
Genre: Concept Book-Counting Book
Theme(s): Counting, Barnyard Animals,
Opening line/sentence: “1 farmer sleeping. 2 feet creeping.”
Brief Book Summary: This counting book uses farm animals (from Click Clack Moo Cows that Type) who go on a sneaky fishing trip. The go and get 10 fish for Farmer Brown’s fish tank. Different numbers of animals are used to exemplify the counting nature of the book.
Professional Recommendation/Review #1: Cronin, Doreen Click, Clack, Splish, Splash: A Counting Adventure 24 pp. Atheneum (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing) 2006. ISBN 0-689-87716-1(3) PS Illustrated by Betsy Lewin. Those devious farm animals, first introduced in Click, Clack, Moo, are conspiring against Farmer Brown again, this time by stealing his ten goldfish from their tank and releasing them into the pond while he naps. With their typical sly humor, Cronin and Lewin recount the good-natured heist in numerical order, with "1 farmer sleeping. / 2 feet creeping," and so on.
Preschool; Farms and farm life; Concept books--Counting books; Stories in rhyme; Animals--Domestic animals
Professional Recommendation/Review #2: Publishers Weekly (Publishers Weekly) Fast on the webbed feet of Click, Clack, Quackity Quack: An Alphabetical Adventure\n 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. (Jan.)\n"
(PUBLISHER: Atheneum Books for Young Readers (New York:), PUBLISHED: c2006.)
Response to Two Professional Reviews: I think that the second review was spot on about this book. It is a very clever way become aware of counting and gaining counting comprehension. The age range suggested (2-5 years) is fairly accurate.
Evaluation of Literary Elements: This book is a fairly decent example of a counting book. The numbers stand out clearly and the animals stand out and match with the number. The number concepts aren’t lost in the story it starts with one and then continues to ten. As the fish are returned to their aquarium it counts down from ten to one.
Consideration of Instructional Application: I don’t think that I would use this book as my first look at counting from one to ten. But it would be a nice supplement text. This book also can be used to look at context clues and make predictions about what the animals are doing for Famer Brown.
oliviasuzanne's review against another edition
5.0
Title: Click, Clack, Splish, Splash: a Counting Adventure
Author: Doreen Cronin
Illustrator: Besty Lewin
Genre: Concept Book-Counting Book
Theme(s): Counting, Barnyard Animals,
Opening line/sentence: “1 farmer sleeping. 2 feet creeping.”
Brief Book Summary: This counting book uses farm animals (from Click Clack Moo Cows that Type) who go on a sneaky fishing trip. The go and get 10 fish for Farmer Brown’s fish tank. Different numbers of animals are used to exemplify the counting nature of the book.
Professional Recommendation/Review #1: Cronin, Doreen Click, Clack, Splish, Splash: A Counting Adventure 24 pp. Atheneum (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing) 2006. ISBN 0-689-87716-1(3) PS Illustrated by Betsy Lewin. Those devious farm animals, first introduced in Click, Clack, Moo, are conspiring against Farmer Brown again, this time by stealing his ten goldfish from their tank and releasing them into the pond while he naps. With their typical sly humor, Cronin and Lewin recount the good-natured heist in numerical order, with "1 farmer sleeping. / 2 feet creeping," and so on.
Preschool; Farms and farm life; Concept books--Counting books; Stories in rhyme; Animals--Domestic animals
Professional Recommendation/Review #2: Publishers Weekly (Publishers Weekly) Fast on the webbed feet of Click, Clack, Quackity Quack: An Alphabetical Adventure\n 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. (Jan.)\n"
(PUBLISHER: Atheneum Books for Young Readers (New York:), PUBLISHED: c2006.)
Response to Two Professional Reviews: I think that the second review was spot on about this book. It is a very clever way become aware of counting and gaining counting comprehension. The age range suggested (2-5 years) is fairly accurate.
Evaluation of Literary Elements: This book is a fairly decent example of a counting book. The numbers stand out clearly and the animals stand out and match with the number. The number concepts aren’t lost in the story it starts with one and then continues to ten. As the fish are returned to their aquarium it counts down from ten to one.
Consideration of Instructional Application: I don’t think that I would use this book as my first look at counting from one to ten. But it would be a nice supplement text. This book also can be used to look at context clues and make predictions about what the animals are doing for Famer Brown.
Author: Doreen Cronin
Illustrator: Besty Lewin
Genre: Concept Book-Counting Book
Theme(s): Counting, Barnyard Animals,
Opening line/sentence: “1 farmer sleeping. 2 feet creeping.”
Brief Book Summary: This counting book uses farm animals (from Click Clack Moo Cows that Type) who go on a sneaky fishing trip. The go and get 10 fish for Farmer Brown’s fish tank. Different numbers of animals are used to exemplify the counting nature of the book.
Professional Recommendation/Review #1: Cronin, Doreen Click, Clack, Splish, Splash: A Counting Adventure 24 pp. Atheneum (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing) 2006. ISBN 0-689-87716-1(3) PS Illustrated by Betsy Lewin. Those devious farm animals, first introduced in Click, Clack, Moo, are conspiring against Farmer Brown again, this time by stealing his ten goldfish from their tank and releasing them into the pond while he naps. With their typical sly humor, Cronin and Lewin recount the good-natured heist in numerical order, with "1 farmer sleeping. / 2 feet creeping," and so on.
Preschool; Farms and farm life; Concept books--Counting books; Stories in rhyme; Animals--Domestic animals
Professional Recommendation/Review #2: Publishers Weekly (Publishers Weekly) Fast on the webbed feet of Click, Clack, Quackity Quack: An Alphabetical Adventure\n 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. (Jan.)\n"
(PUBLISHER: Atheneum Books for Young Readers (New York:), PUBLISHED: c2006.)
Response to Two Professional Reviews: I think that the second review was spot on about this book. It is a very clever way become aware of counting and gaining counting comprehension. The age range suggested (2-5 years) is fairly accurate.
Evaluation of Literary Elements: This book is a fairly decent example of a counting book. The numbers stand out clearly and the animals stand out and match with the number. The number concepts aren’t lost in the story it starts with one and then continues to ten. As the fish are returned to their aquarium it counts down from ten to one.
Consideration of Instructional Application: I don’t think that I would use this book as my first look at counting from one to ten. But it would be a nice supplement text. This book also can be used to look at context clues and make predictions about what the animals are doing for Famer Brown.
11khauer's review against another edition
4.0
Wait til you see what surprise this poor farmer wakes up to!
veritas19's review against another edition
4.0
A rescue effort and a counting book all in one. I liked it a lot. The duck and the other animals are trying to save the goldfish. While the farmer is sleeping the duck sneaks the fish out in water filled buckets. Then they release the fish into the pond. When the farmer wakes up he realizes what happened but by the then the goldfish are free. I liked this book because each animal had a part to play, especially in the counting. It begins with 1 sleeping farmer and 2 sneaking feet of the duck. There are 3-stacked buckets by 4 hens. The 5 cows type a note to the farmer and the 6 goats prepare the boat and so on and so forth. All of this preparation becomes a successful rescue of the fish. As I said for Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type, I love the illustrations. They are in watercolor but she uses a special format to get that layered effect and I love them. The characters are attractive and distinct making them standout from other illustrators. I also like the duck and the cows. Always up to their tricks and you can never take your eyes off of them. They are always willing to help the other animals on the farm. Farmer Brown is not always so accommodating.
wordnerd153's review against another edition
4.0
Entertaining rhyming book of familiar characters with an unexpected ending.
pussreboots's review against another edition
5.0
Click, Clack, Splish, Splash is the third Doreen Cronin book Sean and I have read. As with the previous ones, this one is full of humor that parents and children can appreciate.
Click, Clack, Splish, Splash is aimed at younger readers than either Click Clack Moo or Diary of a Worm. This book is an introduction to counting but it is also another funny story of the animals getting the best of the farmer. This time, they are liberating the gold fish.
Harriet and Sean both like this story. Sean likes it for the animals being sneaky. Harriet like the illustrations by Betsy Lewin and the rhythm and the rhymes.
Click, Clack, Splish, Splash is aimed at younger readers than either Click Clack Moo or Diary of a Worm. This book is an introduction to counting but it is also another funny story of the animals getting the best of the farmer. This time, they are liberating the gold fish.
Harriet and Sean both like this story. Sean likes it for the animals being sneaky. Harriet like the illustrations by Betsy Lewin and the rhythm and the rhymes.