Hey, Duck!
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Publisher Description
Perfect for fans of Mo Willems' Elephant and Piggie series!
An adorable little duckling is trying to befriend another "duck," but he is oblivious to the fact that his potential pal is actually a cat. Though resistant and stubborn at first, the cat soon realizes labels don't matter in the least--and before you know it, meowing and quacking are one and the same.
Look for these other books featuring Duck and Cat:
Just a Duck!
Sleepover Duck (available 1/2/18)
Praise for Carin Bramsen's Duck and Cat books!
Hey, Duck!
"A sweet, tender and charming experience to read aloud or together." - Kirkus Reviews
". . . should tickle preschoolers." - Publishers Weekly
Just a Duck?
"Outstanding . . . An endearing story for group or one-on-one sharing." - School Library Journal
"The tale is equal in every way to the visual appeal . . . Sweet, tender and delightful." - Kirkus Reviews
"A gently funny story of the differences, similarities, and compromises that make for rewarding friendships" - Publishers Weekly
2016 Buckeye Book Award nominee!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bramsen (The Yellow Tutu) introduces an enthusiastically oblivious duckling who believes the cat he meets is a duck. The concept and rhyming exchange between the characters should tickle preschoolers, who will love feeling smarter than the duckling: "Hey, duck! Why do you walk like that?/ I slink because I am a cat./ Hey, duck! Why is your tail so long?/ Oh, please don't call me duck. It's wrong." However, the cat, as aloof as Greta Garbo, wants to be alone, and sends the duckling packing. Bramsen's artwork has a fluffy, dreamy, and almost three-dimensional quality that excels at expressing the characters' shock, dismay, delight, or surprise. In a gratifying if somewhat mystifying turn, the cat has a change of heart and seeks out the duckling, telling him, "My sense of me has gone amuck!/ I'm pretty sure I am a duck./ I'm not a cat, this much I know./ For no real cat could miss you so." Despite the odd turnaround, readers will enjoy the unlikely friends' realization that, feathers or fur, it makes no difference when it comes to fun. Ages 3 7.
