Duck & Goose

ISBN-13: 9780399557460 / Angielski / Kartonowa (Board Books) / 2017 / 36 str.

Tad Hills

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The New York Times bestselling and award winning Duck & Goose is now a board book A must have this Easter for every child's library

At long last, the classic New York Times-bestselling and award-winning Duck & Goose is available as a board book. It's a must-have for every child's home library.

Meet Duck and Goose, two birds who mistake a polka-dotted ball for an egg and must master the art of cooperation--and sharing--to take care of it. But friendship is not always easy, as proved in this funny, accessible story. Children will instantly recognize themselves in these adorable and eternally optimistic characters. And with an abridged text, this board-book version of the original is perfect for the youngest Duck & Goose fans.

Praise for the Duck & Goose series:

"Duck and Goose have taken their places alongside Frog and Toad and George and Martha as fine examples of friendship, curiosity and problem-solving."--Kirkus Reviews

"Charming, funny, simple, and surprising. . . . Hills is master of the light comic touch."--The Boston Globe

Recenzje

Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, December 12, 2005:
"Hills' feathered heroes enact a dialogue familiar to anyone who has negotiated with siblings or playground rivals."

Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, December 15, 2005:
"Every artistic decision underscores the humor with deft mastery ... Readers will hope to see more of this adorable couple."

Review, Parents Magazine, March 2009:
The title characters have a big fight over a giant egg. When it turns out to be a ball, they learn to play with it together.

O autorze

Tad Hills is the author and illustrator of the highly acclaimed New York Times bestselling picture books Duck & Goose; Duck, Duck, Goose; Duck & Goose Go to the Beach; How Rocket Learned to Read; and Rocket Writes a Story. He has created numerous Duck & Goose board books, among them the ALA-ALSC Notable Children s Book What s Up, Duck?; Duck & Goose, It s Time for Christmas!; Duck & Goose Colors!; and Duck & Goose, Let's Dance! The Rocket series includes board books and leveled readers. Tad lives in Brooklyn with his wife, their two children, and a dog named Rocket. Visit the author online at tadhills.com.