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Click, Clack, Count! Count the animals sleeping snugly in their new blankets.

How many cows are there? How many chickens?

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Celebrate 20 Years ofCelebrate 20 Years of

Introduce new readers to the barnyard animals all year long Introduce new readers to the barnyard animals all year long with these Click, Clack, Storytime activities!with these Click, Clack, Storytime activities!

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It’s been 20 years since Farmer Brown’s cows first click-clacked It’s been 20 years since Farmer Brown’s cows first click-clacked the farm into a frenzy and the barnyard animals have made enough the farm into a frenzy and the barnyard animals have made enough

happy mischief for hours of fun! happy mischief for hours of fun!

Whether your storytime is at home or online, this kit has you Whether your storytime is at home or online, this kit has you covered with activities for each of the books in the Click, Clack series, covered with activities for each of the books in the Click, Clack series,

perfect for one big barnyard bash or daily storytime.perfect for one big barnyard bash or daily storytime.

CELEBRATE 20 YEARS OF CLICK, CLACK, MOO • Transform your storytime space into a farm! Painting a barn, bales of hay, and barnyard buddies on posterboard or recycled cardboard is a perfect arts and crafts activity for all the young readers in your house.

• Kick off your storytime with a read-aloud of CLICK, CLACK, MOO, then keep young readers giggling with a game of Click, Clack, Charades.

• Finish out the fun on the farm with your favorite activities from this kit.

HIT THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL WITH DUCK Duck wants YOU and your family to become part of the barnyard and help pick who should run the farm with a DUCK FOR PRESIDENT storytime that doesn’t have to end with the last page of the book!

• Deck out your storytime space with red, white, and blue balloons and streamers (or whatever other decorations you have or can make at home).

• Start your storytime rally with a read-aloud of DUCK FOR PRESIDENT. For a rousing campaign, get the whole family in on the fun, and any friends who can join you virtually!

• Have everyone pick a barnyard animal to campaign for. Over the next week, have them get creative on the campaign trail by making posters and whatever else they think might convince people to vote for their barnyard candidate!

• Get everyone back together for an election! Take turns telling everyone what makes your barnyard candidate great. Then, put it to a vote (it’s most fun if no one votes for themselves)!

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A Click Clack BookClick, Clack, Moo! By Doreen Cronin and Betsy LewinIllustrations © Betsy Lewin

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Click, Clack, Moo! By Doreen Cronin and Betsy LewinIllustrations © Betsy Lewin

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Sorry, We’re Closed! Now that the barnyard animals have got their hooves, paws, and claws on a typewriter, they have a few requests…what do you think each animal will ask Farmer Brown for?

Dear Farmer Brown, We’d like

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Sincerely, The Cows

Dear Farmer Brown, We’d like

________________.

Sincerely, The Ducks

Dear Farmer Brown, We’d like

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Sincerely, The Sheep

Dear Farmer Brown, We’d like

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Sincerely, The Chickens

Dear Farmer Brown, We’d like

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Sincerely, The Pigs

Dear Farmer Brown, We’d like

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Sincerely, The Mice

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A Click Clack Book

A Click Clack BookDuck for President By Doreen Cronin and Betsy LewinIllustrations © Betsy Lewin

Click, Clack, Vote! The barnyard animals are tired of the chores Farmer Brown wants them to do.

They want to put someone new in charge!

If you’re hosting a barnyard election with your family and friends, use the ballot below to make it official!

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cast your VOTE

VOTE

VOTE VOTE VOTE

VOTE VOTE

Duck Farmer Brown Hen

Pig Cow Sheep

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Illustrations © Betsy LewinA Click Clack Book

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Duck for President By Doreen Cronin and Betsy LewinIllustrations © Betsy Lewin

A Click Clack Book

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Duck wants YOU! Duck is hitting the campaign trail and he needs your help to create a poster.

Draw a picture of Duck looking presidential and come up with a catchy slogan to convince people to VOTE FOR DUCK!

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Duck for President By Doreen Cronin and Betsy LewinIllustrations © Betsy Lewin

A Click Clack Book

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Guess the President! Can you figure out which of Duck’s fellow presidents each of these fun facts is about?

Fill in each blank with one of the presidents listed below!

1. _____________________________________________ loved cream of peanut soup.

2. _____________________________________________ and his wife were the first presidential couple to live at the White House -even though it wasn’t completely finished at the time.

3. _____________________________________________ grew a beard because a little girl wrote him a letter telling him that he would look more handsome with a beard.

4. _____________________________________________ had a guinea pig named Father O’Grady and a snake named Emily Spinach.

5. _________________________________________ worked at an ice cream parlor when he was in high school and got so sick of ice cream that he won’t eat it anymore!

ANSWER1. GEORGE WASHINGTON2. JOHN ADAMS3. ABRAHAM LINCOLN4. THEODORE ROOSEVELT5. BARACK OBAMA

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ABRAHAM LINCOLNBARACK OBAMA

THEODORE ROOSEVELT

GEORGE WASHINGTONJOHN ADAMS

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Giggle, Giggle, Quack By Doreen Cronin and Betsy LewinIllustrations © Betsy Lewin

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Help Farmer Brown find his way back home! Farmer Brown has to end his vacation early because Duck is up to his old tricks.

Can you help him find his way?

ANSWER

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What sounds do the barnyard animals make? Can you guess what sound these animals make?

Write them next to each animal!

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Dooby, Dooby, Moo! By Doreen Cronin and Betsy LewinIllustrations © Betsy Lewin

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Thump, Quack, Moo! By Doreen Cronin and Betsy LewinIllustrations © Betsy Lewin

A Click Clack Book

A Click Clack Book

Get Ready for the Corn Maze Festival! Complete the crossword puzzle to help Farmer Brown

create his corn maze masterpiece!

Across2• The cows ____ the barn red. 5• The chickens use ____ to build a fence.6• The maze is shaped like the ____ of Liberty.7• Duck is in charge of the ____ booth.

Down1• Duck ____ into the cornfield at night. 3• The mice keep an eye on the ______ .4• Farmer Brown pays ___ dollars to ride in the hot-air balloon. 8• Farmer Brown is excited to make a ____ maze!

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ACROSS2. PAINT 5. HAMMERS 6. STATUE7. TICKET

DOWN1. SNEAKS 3. WEATHER4. FIVE 8. CORN

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Click, Clack, Peep! By Doreen Cronin and Betsy LewinIllustrations © Betsy Lewin

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Crack...Crack...Baby Animal! Draw the animal that hatches from the egg.

Don’t forget to write in what sound it makes!

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Click, Clack, Charades! Cut out each of the animals below, fold each piece of paper so the animal is not visible,

and place each piece of paper in a bowl. Have party guests pull a piece of paper from the bowl and then act it out, careful not to talk or make any animal sounds! The goal is for

guests to correctly guess the Click, Clack, Surprise! farm animal being acted out.

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A Click Clack Book

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Click, Clack, Surprise!By Doreen Cronin and Betsy LewinIllustrations © Betsy Lewin

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DUCKQUIETCLUCK

SCHOOL

OINKVISIT

CLOMPFARMER

S U X G T K D F M P C C D C I C S D M C H U D X S T Z O J D O Q S F I G L Y E U O I A I V C O I N K L R C A B E N Q D U M K E T K C U L C E M D J I C P J L R O Y

Click, Clack,Quack to Schoo! By Doreen Cronin and Betsy LewinIllustrations © Betsy Lewin

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Click, Clack, Search! Can you find all the farm words in the puzzle below? Give it a try!

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Click, Clack, Moo I Love You! By Doreen Cronin and Betsy LewinIllustrations © Betsy Lewin

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Click, Clack, Moo...Send an “I Love you!” Color in the front and back of the valentine. Don’t forget to write the name of the

person you want to send your valentine to! Then, cut along the dotted line, fold in half and tape the front and back together.

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A Click Clack BookClick, Clack, Moo I Love You! By Doreen Cronin and Betsy LewinIllustrations © Betsy Lewin

Help Little Fox Get to the Valentine’s Day Dance No one will answer Little Fox’s call!

Follow the trail of hearts to help her find her way to the barn

ANSWER

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Click, Clack, Boo! By Doreen Cronin and Betsy LewinIllustrations © Betsy Lewin

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Click, Clack, Color! Put the finishing touches on everyone’s costumes so they can

wow the other animals at the Barnyard Halloween Party!

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Click, Clack, Costume Contest! Help the animals pick what costume to wear to the Barnyard Halloween Party!

Draw on an outfit that’s sure to win them first prize.

Click, Clack, Boo! By Doreen Cronin and Betsy LewinIllustrations © Betsy Lewin

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Click, Clack, Ho! Ho! Ho! By Doreen Cronin and Betsy LewinIllustrations © Betsy Lewin

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Deck the Stalls Color and cut out the animals below, then punch holes in the top and string a ribbon

into each to make your own ornaments.

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© Doreen Cronin

© Bill Kontzias

Doreen Cronin is the author of many bestselling and New York Times bestselling picture books, including Click, Clack, Goodnight; Click, Clack, Quack to School!; Click, Clack, Surprise!; Click, Clack, Ho, Ho, Ho; Click, Clack, Peep; Click, Clack, Boo!; Dooby Dooby Moo; Thump, Quack, Moo: A Whacky Adventure; Bounce; Wiggle; Duck for President; Giggle, Giggle, Quack; Bloom; and the Caldecott Honor Book Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type as well as The Chicken Squad series and Cyclone. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit her at DoreenCronin.com

Betsy Lewin is the Caldecott Honor–winning illustrator of Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type and its sequels, including Click, Clack, Goodnight; Click, Clack, Quack to School!; Click, Clack, Ho, Ho, Ho; Click, Clack, Peep; Click, Clack, Boo!; Giggle, Giggle, Quack; Duck for President; Dooby Dooby Moo; and Thump, Quack, Moo. Her other picture books include So, What’s It Like to Be a Cat? and Where Is Tippy Toes? She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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