Click, Clack, Splish, Splash: A Counting Adventure

Click, Clack, Splish, Splash: A Counting Adventure

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1 farmer sleeping. 2 feet creeping

3 buckets piled high.

4 chickens standing by.



Duck is about to trick poor Farmer Brown once again. While the farmer is sleeping the afternoon away, Duck and the other animals are planning a most unusual fishing trip. Sneaking past Farmer Brown is going to be as easy as 1, 2, 3!



This numerical adventure for the very youngest Duck fans brings c...more
Hardcover, 24 pages
Published January 3rd 2006 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers (first published January 1st 2006)
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Allison
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. The...more
K.C.
Cronin, D. & Lewin, B. (2006). Click, clack, splish, splash: a counting adventure. New York: Atheneum Books.

Category: counting book, picture storybook

This book is such a cute story about an unsuspecting farmer and animal antics! As he takes a nap, the barnyard crew sneaks around sneaking his beloved fish from the fishtank and gives them a new home, complete with a countdown to sendoff. You're left to guess what their motivation is. It is told in rhyme and so much more fun and interesting tha...more
Dana Snyder
This counting adventure teaches children how to count while following farm animals on their mischievous adventure. "Click , Clack, Splish, Splash" takes readers on a counting journey, and they are able to count along with the animals as they fulfill their task. The 5 cows type a note, while the 6 goats load the boat. This journey is easy to follow and readers learn to count to ten two times. The illustrations are colorful and compliment the story. Children can view what the animals are doing as...more
Annalise Michael
This counting adventure teaches children how to count while following farm animals on their mischievous adventure. "Click , Clack, Splish, Splash" takes readers on a counting journey, and they are able to count along with the animals as they fulfill their task. The 5 cows type a note, while the 6 goats load the boat. This journey is easy to follow and readers learn to count to ten two times. The illustrations are colorful and compliment the story. Children can view what the animals are doing as...more
Israel Graves
Counting Books)I really think that this book is a great counting book for children. The illustrations are bright and eye catching which will help keep a childs attention. The illustrations fill up the page and that is very important for a picture book. The idea that the counting concept is given with a story line is important because alot of counting books just have a lot of random pictures of animals, people, body parts or objects to help them learn to count but this book instead has a story li...more
Jordan Caton
Click, Clack, Splish, Splash is a counting book. It goes through a story of different animals sneaking by and pranking the farmer. Each page has a number (incorporated in the sentence) with that amount of things. An example is 3 cans or 4 chickens. There is a consistency with the numbers which I think is important. I also like that it is a story, along with a counting book.

The illustrations are in watercolors and go very well with the story, considering there are animals playing around with wat...more
Ruth Lyons
This book is about the farm animals adventure to return the farmers fish to the pond. Each animal has a job they perform. As the book progesses it counts up to ten then back down again.

This book would be good for a beginning reader because of the simple words. IT would also be good for two year olds and preschoolers who are learning to count and recognize numbers.

The illustrations are outined with dark broad lines which would make it easy for children to recognize what the animal object it is ca...more
Jen Goeden
This book is a counting adventure of farm animals from going forward and backwards. In the middle of the store the animals go fishing.

The book Click, Clack, Splish, Splash is in a squared shaped book and also hardcover. There is a title page with the title, author, and illustrate name. The dedication page and publication page is in the back on one page. The pictures in the store look like they are made with water colors. There are a lot of white spots in the book. The front is big and bold easy...more
Eva Leger
Jul 16, 2010 Eva Leger rated it 3 of 5 stars
Recommended to Eva by: library
Shelves: julias-books
Another cute, enjoyable Doreen Cronin book! The few that Julia and I have read lead me to believe Cronin's books with these farm animals are all similiar and even though we enjoy these characters I'm excited to see if she has others with different characters.
These books of Cronin's are perfect for toddlers and while teaching a toddler to count this could come in mighty handy. Julia loved that the animals gathered the fish from under the farmers nose and set them free and I, once again, loved th...more
Kathryn Cullen
This book counts up to 10 by using objects such as farmers, feet, animals that children will recognize.I think this book is very well illustrated.The characters are charming. This books does a good job showing the importance between counting and learning to count for young learners. I like that the numbers are big enough for the readers to see. I also like the engaging rhyme that is memorable for readers to remember. However, I did not like that the spelling of the numbers are not located anywhe...more
Heidi
It took me a couple of reads to figure out how I could read this for the toddlers. I think I've got a way, though perhaps the older attendees will get more out of it. We'll see if I can fit the book in. I enjoy the illustrations.

4/6/10 & 4/8/10 I finally was able to read this one in a storytime! Before, I would run out of time or it just didn't seem the crowd for it. It turned out very well in both groups. We counted the items aloud. The parents joined in and it was really good. Funny how th...more
Courtney
This is another book in the Click, Clack series by Doreen Cronin. This is a counting book, that I really enjoyed. I think the illustrations are so good, and it really allows for children's imaginations to really open up. This book can used be used not only for counting but for a farm unit. Students can use this book to think about other funny things that could possibly happen on the farm.
Novalibrarymom
Another hit from Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin. Seriously, I don’t think you can go wrong with this duo. This time, they’ve created a counting book that revolves around a mysterious outing. The reason for the outing is not revealed until the final page, but I giggled… and then went back to the beginning to catch the clues I’d missed. Very clever, and a fun number review.
Sam
I really enjoyed that this book counted up and down, but I felt like the pictures ran together too much, making it difficult for children to count each individual item. A story was built through the pictures, but each piece was not as clear as it should have been. I would not use this as a whole class discussion book, but would use in a class library.
Nicole
Duck and several other farm animal friends play a trick on Farmer Brown by working together to release the fishes in Farmer Brown fish tank to the nearby lake. As Farmer Brown dozes off on a comfy couch, the farm animals find it easy as 1, 2, 3 to sneak the fishes past him and into the lake.
Morgan
A counting book from the author of Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type. This silly story follows animals on the farm who play a trick on the sleeping farmer. Children will count up to ten and down again. Best for pre-school and early readers age 3-6 and great for read alouds.
Ariel Cummins
Fun counting book about those delightfully mischievous farm animals.

Loose, bright illustrations of familiar animals and the counting-based plot makes it a quick read appropriate for story times -- especially for kids who love guessing what comes next!
Lindsey
A cute counting book featuring the clever Duck and his farm friends from Cronin's other books. The simple rhyming text and accompanying illustrations let kids speculate about what Duck and his friends are up to as they count up to 10 and back down again.
Jaimee
This is a Counting book. The Real story is in the pictures? Can you figure out what the Animals are doing? This is a fun book for children who enjoy deciphering pictures or any adult who needs a laugh.
Sarah Ziskend
Good for:
-teaching counting 1-10, forwards and backwards. Would help with number sequencing
-rhyming words, working on ending sounds
-making predictions

As a teacher of mathematics,I would use this book as an easy introduction into counting and number order. It would also be beneficial for students who are struggle with number sequencing. It would be most appropriate in a K-1st grade classroom, in all other situations the book would be too elementary.
Jennifer Oaks
This book would be good for the primary grades because it involves counting up to ten. It is also very humorous because the animals leave a note for the farmer that says "Gone Fishing" while he is sleeping. The animals are very clever and outsmart the farmer.
Kelci Cox-Griswold
This is a cute book about teamwork. The animals work together to get the fish out of the fish tank and put them in the pond. It would be good to use for rhyming words and counting.
Claire Karlberg
This book was really funny. It is a counting book about a bunch of farm animals that go fishing while to farmer is sleeping. I would recommend this story for anyone in need of a good laugh.
Little Miss and the Legomeister
Cute story. I liked reading it, in only one place the rhythm felt awkward, next time I'll just skip those words. Otherwise it was fun to read and had a funny ending.
Kixie
with the help of their trusty typewriter, the animals on Farmer Brown's farm have another adventure planned, and a trick to play on the old Farmer! Funny, counting
Lizzie
Read this at Storytime, but I think the littler ones missed the point of the rescue mission. There was a lot of visual cues to tell the story.
Matthew
It actually took me a couple of reads to pick up in the underlying fish liberation storyline that this book has. Nicely concealed in the simple text.
Shelley
Recent 2006-2009 Picture Book. This book has cute illustrastions and would be fun to read after Click Clack, Moo: Cows that Type with the class.
Ginny
Got this one from the library because we really enjoyed "Click Clack Moo." Not as good a story, plus it was a little young for Will.
Lauren Richards
Simple words count numbers while the pictures illustrate the animals' journey off the farm when the farmer falls asleep. Funny!
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