My 2yo randomly grabbed this at the library, and both boys giggled all the way through it, a big hit!

Poor Farmer Brown can't keep his animals in line. He knows that they're planning something when his morning newspaper is mysteriously cut up but the farm animals don't seem to be doing anything out of the ordinary. He hears the standard sounds from the barn each night and he tries his best to discover what they're up to. The animals have a plan of they're own--this year, they're going to win the talent show at the fair and wow the judges with their fine singing skills. Kids will enjoy the characters' antics and parents/guardians will enjoy the disclaimers and implied plot lines. Though not my favorite book by Cronin and Lewin, it is something that I know many would read over and over again.

These books are so funny! Loved all the fine print and illustrations.

When duck hears that first prize at the county fair talent show is a trampoline, he leads the other animals in a concerted effort to win it. The cows sing, the sheep sing, the pigs dance... can they win the day? Spoiler alert: they do.
This was a wonderful addition to a rock-and-roll themed storytime for the "Libraries Rock" 2018 Summer Reading Program. The kids loved singing the songs along with the animals. The parents loved all the humorous fine print. The story is long, but varied enough that it kept everyone's attention. A real winner! Would use again.

Haha, there's some quirky fun within these pages!

Ages: 2 - 5

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A thoroughly engaging tale made better by the fact that it is county fair season when I am writing this review. Minor holes in the storytelling but those are made up for with novelty and depth of characters.

A fantastic read-aloud book for young children. Once again, duck has a plan to thwart Farmer Brown, and the animal on the farm have to bring their best talents to the stage to do it!

The animals are ready for a Talent Hunt Show. All thanks to our smart duck that it got everyone rehearsed before the final showdown. Will they will the show or just have fun like they always do?

P.S. The judge cat giving low scores was completely mean.

This is a very cute children's story.

I would primarily recommend Pre-K through 3rd grade for this book. My 3 year old also enjoyed the story and she laughed a lot.

This story focuses on the barnyard animals wanting to win a talent show at the local fair. They practice at night when Farmer Brown thinks they are asleep. Farmer Brown is very suspicious of the animals so he watches them constantly, except for at night when he listens outside of the barn thinking that the sounds he is hearing are the animals snoring. When in actuality, the animals are practicing.

I love the different texts used in the book for the animal sounds. And I really love the illustrations. I think they illustrate the story very well!

One of my favorite things from the book, is when the animals are practicing "singing" the animal noises written really do sound like the song, and you can't help but read them in tune with the song they represent. I think it is adorable and the kids find it to be hilarious.

My daughters love this book, and I highly recommend it for other boys and girls that enjoy funny books about animals. This book did not disappoint.

This review including my daughter's thoughts can be found on my blog: Her Reviews of Books, Movies, and Everything

Not bad, but definitely not as good as the others in this series in my opinion. Too much reliant on references to existing songs, making in culturally dated. And only the duck has some character in this one; the other animals don't.

Neo pulled this book off the library shelf, in hopes of getting his barn animal skills up to par. When Farmer Brown realises that his animals are making many odd sounds at night, he gets quite curious. Duck has a plan, which includes getting a number of the animals entered in the talent show at the county fair. Farmer Brown tries his best to uncover what’s up, to no avail. He loads everyone up to go to the fair, hoping to find some fun for themselves, but the animals have a plan all their own. At the talent show, everyone does their best and the prizes up for grabs are worth putting in a great effort. We’ll see how everything plays out and whether Farmer Brown is any wiser!

Neo liked how the illustrations were presented throughout. The story was fun to read and easily understood. He would suggest it for early readers at all levels, as the words were pretty easy to grasp.

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A recommended read aloud for ages 6-8 by the Minnesota State University. This is a fun read aloud if you are comfortable with singing and silly words. Duck and Farmer are at it again, this time it's the talent show. If you can work the silly words and songs it is a great read aloud book for 2nd grade and below.