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I Am a Little Duck

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While cleaning today, I ran across this gem and took time to reread it. Warm memories of reading this book to my son washed over me. This was his all time favorite book from age one until he was reading Dr. Seuss to me. The artwork is lovely and matches the sweet and gentle tone of the text. The story is a simple one, yet so meaningful to a child who can relate to the little duck protagonist. Near the end of the book, the duckling tries to capture "the balloon in the water" which is really a reflection he sees of the moon. Crozat paints and describes the event so perfectly. I remember that it always made my son smile. The book is on hardboard, which held up to literally years of reading and mangling by a toddler boy. It does have a little tape on it, but is in good shape considering what it went through. I believe this book is a children's classic... I hope to read it again to a warm cuddly grandchild on my lap someday. I am also sharing my thoughts here in the hopes of inspiring others to bring this wonderful book home to their children or grandchildren.

Illustrations are wonderful! These series of books are a wonderful way to introduce children to to animals in the context of their habitat and ecosystem.

I read these books 30-odd years ago when I was a toddler, and they stuck in my memory. My 6-month old son loves the little bear, and tries to touch everything in the pictures. It doesn't help put him in the mood to sleep, but he does love to see me get it down.

"I am a little Duck" is a 'day in the life of' book, as are all of the books in this series. Each page is a richly detailed, beautifully imagined, painterly scene which depicts the woodland scene in which a little duck might live. There is no exciting plot; but a series of small focused events like hatching, first swim, chasing a fish and watching the moon rise which Crozat uses to create a lush visual scene. You can use each page to do all sorts of visual games: Naming colors, or animals, bugs, trees, objects; counting petals on a flower; naming relationships. The book is so visually full, it adds this second layer of meaning to the books and extends their use endlessly. Just a beautiful experience to read and see each time you read them to your child.