There's a pest in the garden! written by Jan Thomas, reviewed by Klaudia Janek

Summary: There is a pest in the garden eating all the food. Everyone is worried as to what the pest will eat next, especially duck. First the beans, then the corn. The corn was sheep’s favorite and now he is quite sad. Donkey was pretty happy that all he peas got eaten, since he does not like them. Duck gets louder with his quacks. Duck comes up with a plan. This plan involves eating all the turnips. Everyone is puzzled, pest is mad and a fence goes up to keep out pest in the future. 

Straight Talk for Librarians: This book will have younger readers giggling with every outraged quack. Readers may ask themselves why pest is eating all the food because it’s not very nice. A lot of work went into planting the garden. The size of the font tells the reader how loud the word should be. The illustrations are quite funny and the emotions on the characters faces add a lot to the story. The colors are bold, bright and happy. Readers will have to decide if pest was really a pest or if duck was the pest. This is a great read aloud book. It would be a perfect book before planting a class garden or growing seeds. It might inspire readers to plant their own gardens. This book would make a good addition to a spring themed book display. This book will quickly become a favorite.