Sleepover Duck!

PreS-Gr 1—Duck and his friend Cat are back for a third adventure—this time on a sleepover! When Duck gets permission to spend the night in the barn with Cat, he's all "a-quack." He envisions a fun evening dancing and having fun but Cat's ready to sleep. Their first attempt at slumber, however, is interrupted by a mysterious "woo-hoo." Young readers will easily figure out that it's a small owl sneaking around in the background who's making the noise, but Duck and Cat will have to investigate. They ask all of the other sleepy animals about the sound to no avail. When Duck finally wearies of the hunt and tries to fall asleep, Owl reveals himself. Rather than playing together, though, they all decide it's time to sleep. The rhyming story is at times confusing and offers nothing new for readers. But children will enjoy the rendered illustrations that make the animals look soft, fluffy, and expressive.