Giggle, Giggle, Quack
Written by: Doreen Cronin Illustrated by: Betsy Lewin
Scholastic Inc. 2002
Picture book
All is well on the farm, until Farmer Brown decides to take a vacation. Farmer Brown leaves his brother, Bob, in charge of the animals and assures him that as long as he follows the notes left for him, all will be fine. The notes, however, start to look a little funny once Duck finds a pencil and some paper. How much trouble can the animals get into while Farmer Brown is away?
The illustrations in this book are all brush drawings done first with black watercolor on tracing paper, then photocopied on watercolor paper where watercolor washes were added to the black drawings.
I chose first grade English Language Arts as my content area for this picture book. I would incorporate this book by reading it with the students, then having them retell the story using transition words. Once we identified the important events in the correct order, the students could create a retell booklet where they write the sequence of events and can add their own illustrations.
