{"id":31228,"date":"2016-10-15T21:57:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-16T01:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=31228"},"modified":"2016-10-15T21:57:00","modified_gmt":"2016-10-16T01:57:00","slug":"review-of-duck-on-a-tractor-by-david-shannon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=31228","title":{"rendered":"Review of Duck on a Tractor, by David Shannon"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"duck_on_a_tractor_large\"<\/a>Duck on a Tractor<\/em><\/p>\n

by David Shannon<\/p>\n

The Blue Sky Press (Scholastic), 2016. 32 pages.
\nStarred Review<\/p>\n

Hooray! A sequel to David Shannon\u2019s classic, Duck on a Bike<\/em>! Though as is best with a picture book series, you don\u2019t have to read the first one to appreciate the second.<\/p>\n

The beginning of the book does refer to the earlier one:<\/p>\n

Down on the farm, Duck sometimes got wild ideas. One day he decided he could ride a bike, so he did. Then he spotted the tractor.<\/p>\n

\u201cI bet I can drive a tractor,\u201d he said. The other animals weren\u2019t so sure, but they all said, \u201cWell, if he can ride a bike, maybe he can drive a tractor, too!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So Duck starts driving a tractor and convinces all the other animals to ride along. The fun part here is where we hear what each animal says (an animal sound) \u2013 and then what that animal is thinking.<\/p>\n

The animals are thinking things like \u201cThis is the silliest thing I\u2019ve ever done!\u201d \u201cThis sure beats walking!\u201d and \u201cI was going to take a nap, but this should be very<\/em> interesting!\u201d<\/p>\n

The Duck manages, somehow, to drive into town, with a full load of animals on the tractor. Then we hear what the people<\/em> of the town say \u2013 and what they<\/em> are actually thinking. For example:<\/p>\n

Deputy Bob blabbered, \u201cIf that don\u2019t beat all!\u201d But what he thought was, \u201cHow am I gonna explain this to the sheriff?\u201d. . .<\/p>\n

The Mayor almost choked on his pie. \u201cGood gravy!\u201d he sputtered. But what he thought was, \u201cThose pigs are even fatter than I am!\u201d. . .<\/p>\n

Farmer O\u2019Dell observed. \u201cThat\u2019s a dang nice tractor.\u201d But what he thought was, \u201cHey, that\u2019s my<\/em> tractor!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is silly fun, and I\u2019m looking forward to trying it for my next storytime. I think it will work best with older preschoolers and early elementary school kids, since there are lots of words on each page and some inside jokes.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve got farm animals, a big tractor, and a silly situation. This one\u2019s destined to be another classic.<\/p>\n

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