Croc-a-doodle-doo!

A sing-along story

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Pub Date 5 Sep 2023 | Archive Date 25 Jul 2023

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Description

Look out, here comes trouble!
Croc has stopped at Old MacDonald's farm for a snack...
E-I-E-I-O
Uh-oh!


*2024 CBC Children's FAVORITES*

Providing a unique, alternative spin on a familiar song, this delightfully silly story is contemporary, quirky and playful – kids will love to follow Croc’s antics and sing along with him as he roams Old MacDonald's farm looking for animals. 

A bright, bold and bonkers reimagining of the familiar song Old MacDonald Had a Farm, starring a cheeky crocodile, this book will have children and adults singing along and laughing out loud as they follow along with this hilarious story.

Look out, here comes trouble!
Croc has stopped at Old MacDonald's farm for a snack...
E-I-E-I-O
Uh-oh!


*2024 CBC Children's FAVORITES*

Providing a unique, alternative spin on a familiar song, this ...


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ISBN 9780711282810
PRICE US$18.99 (USD)
PAGES 32

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My kids LOVED this book! A perfect mix of farm animals, a classic nursery rhym favourite AND of course... without giving to much away - that special treat at the end! I'm sure this will be a very well requested book in the future for bedtimes! Perfect!

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This hilarious take on the classic song will have you laughing the whole way through!

Children and adults alike will have a blast singing Old MacDonald, only to be interrupted by a hungry crocodile!

The illustrations were bright and fun and added so much fun to the story.

My child was giggling from start to finish, and the ending was perfect! We will definitely be adding this one to our collection of storybooks!

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The biggest croc in the world takes a little trip to Old MacDonald's farm because he is hungry. He wants you to sing with him. He sings the old Macdonald's farm song but adds a snap snap at the end. The animals are not happy with him. But this farm also has doughnuts! Now everyone is happy and Croc gets his fill of doughnuts.

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This reminds me of another children’s book (Wendy the Wide Mouthed Frog by Sam Lloyd) and it was just as much fun as this one! The fun colors and familiar children’s song make this a fun read along book. The ending will make your kids smile and hungry.I’m

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This is a silly and well-drawn storybook for little ones. A chance for lots of extra fun and silliness at bedtime as they are invited to sing along with the book’s humorous take on such a well-known song. Very cute!

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This book is delightful. The illustrations are colorful and silly, sure to engage any child. It's a funny take on a song nearly everyone knows. This would make my kids 'read a long' until the little twist of the crocodile's "Snap! Snap!". As a children's librarian, I know that if I read this in story-time I would get a lot of giggles from kids and grown-ups alike. In fact, I'm looking forward to adding this to our collection. Thank you Net Galley and Huw Lewis Jones for the DRC of this charming book.

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A different twist on Old McDonald Had a Farm that involves a crocodile. My daughter loved this book with the change in the song. Her favorite part was how the crocodile ran away from the rooster at the end of the book!. The colorful pages and how the words floated around the pages made it a magical book to read.

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Such a fun book. We really loved the different take on Old McDonald. My daughter wanted to read it again and again and she even tried reading it herself as it was easy for her to remember.
Definitely a new book to add to our collection.

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This is a great way to get children to interact with the book. This will have everyone singing along to the tune of Old McDonald and laughing. I read this with my five year old granddaughter and we both loved it. We sang and laughed that a Crocodile was on the farm. Thank you to NetGalley, Huw Lewis Jones and Quarto Publishing Group for this fun read. I highly recommend this book for those wanting to get children more involved. I am leaving this review voluntarily. #NetGalley, #huwlewisjones, #croc-a-doodle-doo, #quartopublishing, #farm, #crocodile

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Very cute! Perfect for young readers, the colors are so fun and the art is really exciting. This would be a great book to read at bedtime, it’s a fun one!

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This book was so much fun to read with my daughter! The familiar Old MacDonald Song lulls you in with the sudden snap snap of a gator breaking the familiarity and giving us a ton to laugh about. This is sure to be a family favorite!

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I really like this take on Old McDonald had a Farm. The illustrations were good and colorful great for younger children. I would recommend this book to my local library, family and friends with small children.

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This fun and familiar story presents a new twist when a hungry crocodile finds himself on McDonald's farm. The colorful, hilarious illustrations and the additional commentary by a sassy rooster make this story a fun one to sing and share with the little ones in your life.

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What a fabulous twist to a familiar nursery rhyme, we loved this sing a long story and the illustrations were great too. In the words of my five year “that was really, really, really funny.” I know my nursery class would love this too!

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This is such a cute take on old McDonald! This would be great for a story time or a bedtime read! I can’t wait to add it to our collection!

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Fun illustrations and a story kids will enjoy. Thank you to NetGalley & Quarto Publishing Group – Frances Lincoln Children's Books, Happy Yak, for providing me the opportunity to review "Croc-a-doodle-doo!” I leave my sincerity review voluntarily.

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This books was so fun to read and sing along to with my three year old. The art work is beautiful and eye catching. It got such good giggles with the change in the song. Now she walks around going Snap-snap like she's a crocodile.

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This book is such a fun, lighthearted twist on the "Old McDonald" children's tune. We have other farm animal books that include this song, but not quite like this! The illustrations are adorable and eye-catching and my children thought this book was funny and silly. I will definitely be making this book a normal part of our nightly bed-time routine. I look forward to buying a physical copy of this book!

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This book is adorable and hilarious! I think this will be a favorite for me and my family. The illustrations are gorgeous. I love the funny twist on a children's classic. I'm excited for when my son is older and he will be able to interact more with it. This is a great book for kids of all ages! I just love this silly book.

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This is a funny version of Old MacDonald’s Farm with a twist. The crocodile comes to the farm and want to sing and eat his way through the animals on the farm. I LOVE how the rooster rules in the end! I can see this is going to be a popular read aloud or sing along!!

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Oh my goodness my daughter and I loved this! We were laughing and laughing and read it three times in a row! This will definitely be one I add to our shelves. The graphics were really colorful and fun. It's a sing-along with a twist.

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This was absolutely adorable! This will be one I buy, 100%! The illustrations were bright, colorful, and accurate. I love the laughter this brought my son! It was short and sweet.

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Croc-a-doodle-doo! is a hilarious rendition of the Old McDonald song, but with doughnuts! What a fun addition to your young reader's library! Great illustrations, fun story, and definitely something your young ones will be singing along with while you read! It's not particularly educational, but any book that entertains kids and has them excited to read is worthwhile. This one will have them coming back again and again!

[Thanks Netgalley for the opportunity to review this eARC in exchange for my honest review on the book!]

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This sing-a-long was absolutely adorable. It goes to the tune of Old McDonald but there just happens to be a crocodile on the farm running around and eating all the animals before you can finish each verse.

The pictures are simple and lovely, great for circle time in daycare or school since the kids can sing the song and you can interrupt!

Don't worry if this sounds scary for little ears! It's done in a funny manner and does have a happy ending when the farm is saved by the rooster.

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I read this book with my four year old and he thought it was absolutely hilarious! He requested I read it over and over again. I’m his words, “this book is really, really funny.” I thought the story was a bit pointless, but not every child’s book has to have a point to be great. This book will definitely be a new favorite in our house.

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What a cute children’s book. I read it to my granddaughter and she love it. Not gonna lie she made me read it 10 times and made me actually sing the song 😳. Congratulations on such a five star children’s book!! 🥰

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Fun twist on Old Macdonald Had A Farm! My son enjoyed this one so much and I know that my students will love the funny version of an old classic. We fell in love with Croc and he made us laugh on every page. Excellent illustrations and overall just a wonderful read! Cannot wait to add this one to my classroom library. We can use this book in SO MANY WAYS! All I need is to pre-order the hard copy.

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This book was super cute! The illustrations were really great. As a teacher, this would be so fun for students to read/listen to. I love that it is similiar to Old MacDonald and kids would have such a fun time realizing that as well as being able to predict what may happen on each page, with the repeating "snap, snap". This is perfect for elementary teachers to have in their classrooms and for young kids to have in their home libraries!

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Cute book! A hungry crocodile starts singing Old McDonald around the farm except he gets the words just a little bit wrong ;)

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This book is a new spin on a classic, Old McDonald's Farm, that has been combined perfectly with a hungry crocodile that's more interested in eating all the animals on the farm than the song!

I loved the illustrations and the way that the author combined text, fonts, and illustrations together in this beautifully illustrated children's book.

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When Crocodile visits Old Macdonald's Farm for a snack, and the farm animals realize they are the snack, the farm animals are not happy. Bright artwork enhances the familiar sing-a-long and will definitely encourage storytime participation, especially the refrain “Snap Snap”, until it becomes something else. I foresee lots of giggles with this one.
Thank you to Happy Yak, an imprint of The Quarto Group, and Netgalley for the digital arc

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What a cute book! With a song that everyone knows really well, it is very catchy. But wait...there is a twist...Croc is hungry...he sees the farm animals and he just can't finish the song without a snack! Each page has Croc trying to fill his tummy with any animal he can find. He isn't behaving until he hears the farm has doughnuts!! The song is now able to be finished, and Croc is finally able to fill his tummy...with doughnuts!
I absolutely adored this book! #NetGalley #Crocadoodledoo

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Thank you to NetGalley along with the publisher for the eARC! This is a cute remix of Old MacDonald had a Farm with an alligator who is looking for a snack. The crocodile is silly and I think young readers will love seeing the animals, and singing Old MacDonald. There are very cute illustrations in this book as well that makes it very appealing for young readers!

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Old McDonald's Farm, but with Crocagators! I wish this book existed when my kids were smaller because they decided telling the difference between crocodiles and alligators was too much so they should all be crocagators so this book!! hahahaha!!! The art was cute my kids would have loved this.

5 stars

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This is a children's book that is pure fun. Read it with enthusiasm and kids will get really excited. The illustrations are beautiful and bright. Definitely one kids will want you to re read.

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