What is Chasing Duck? written by Jan Thomas, reviewed by Klaudia Janek

Summary: This is the 2nd book in the Giggle Gang series. After they figured out who the pest was, the silly group of animals is worried about something scary that is chasing them. Duck is in a panic, and with each friend he encounters he gets even more panicked because they feed off each other’s fear. Sheep was the first friend that Duck ran to. He said, “you say it’s something wild and hairy?” Sheep imagines the worst and starts to run with Duck. Big teeth get added to this picture of a horrid monster, until Dog finally tells them to stop and face their fears. How bad could it be? Turns out, it’s not so bad. Unfortunately, a misunderstanding occurs and now squirrel is running for his life from the big, scary monster. 

Straight Talk for Librarians: This silly story is to be expected from this unlikely group of friends. Everyone wants to help their friend, but no one quite knows how to. They just run. The looks of panic on their faces will have young readers howling with laughter. Especially when they see who really was chasing duck. This is a fun book that is a good read aloud and young readers will quickly want to read it aloud too. In fact, this will probably be one of those books that will be read over and over. It’s a lot of fun. It will appeal to readers looking for fiction animal books. It will be a good choice for independent reading and will probably circulate a lot in your school library.