Who knew farm animals could outsmart humans and order takeout? Giggle, Giggle, Quack (2002), Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin’s madcap sequel to Click, Clack, Moo, gives ducks, cows, and chickens full chaotic hero status. While Farmer Brown vacations, Duck scribbles demands (“P.S. Pizza for the chickens”) in crayon. Lewin’s art—all squiggly lines and googly-eyed livestock—is pure slapstick: imagine hens in snorkels or pigs moonwalking past a clueless farmhand.

Why families go nuts for this book:

• It’s stealthily educational (kids clamor to write their own “Duck notes”).
• The 2019 board book edition survives toddler tosses.
• Betsy Lewin hides Easter eggs (Duck for President posters in the barn!).

Scholastic dubbed it a “classroom comedy goldmine” in 2020—and for good reason. I’ve seen first-graders reenact the pool scene with stuffed animals! Pro tip: Read it before Mo Willems’ Pigeon series; Duck’s sass makes Pigeon look polite. Ages 3-7, but watch grown-ups snicker at Duck’s “bubble bath” demands too.