Cock-A-Doodle Quack! Quack! Book

It's Baby Rooster's job to wake everybody up in the morning, but there's just one problem—he doesn't know how! The pigs and cows and ducks all try to help, but nothing seems to work. Luckily, the wise old owl comes to the rescue.

This is a funny, noisy, quack-along story from Ivor Baddiel and Sophie Jubb, beautifully illustrated by Ailie Busby. Full of friendly farmyard animals, young children will love joining in with the Baby Rooster and laughing when he doesn't get it quite right.

Publishers Weekly

The baby rooster knows he has a job to do; he's just clueless as to how to go about it. His barnyard pals offer what they think is good advice, but when his lusty crows of "Cock-A-Doodle-Oink-Oink!" and "Cock-A-Doodle-Quack-Quack!" fail to rouse the farm, it's time to turn to the wise old owl. His suggestion: just listen to what the rooster at the farm next door says and copy that. Busby (Rosie's Zoo) uses bright acrylics and big, reassuring shapes to depict an agricultural enterprise that seems populated wholly by stuffed animals (even the landscape has a cuddly, plush-toy look). The feathered hero is a bit of an odd duck (he hatches wearing purple-polka-dotted long underwear) but he's a spunky little fellow, and it's clear that his comrades like him. The book's primary appeal, however, comes from all the variations of "Cock-a-doodle-doo" that British team Baddiel and Jubb have dreamed up. If the grown-up reading this book aloud has just a smidgen of theatrical presence, the misinformed crows should delight even the most solemn preschooler. But be warned: the little rooster's final false start—"Cock-A-Poodle-Poo!"—may result in paroxysms of laughter. Ages 4-8. (Apr.)