The Duck Who Played the Kazoo [Hardcover]

Amy E. Sklansky (Author), Tiphanie Beeke (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up

There once was a duck who played the kazoo, but when a hurricane blew through his lake, it took all his friends away with it. How this lonely duck rediscovers the joys of friendship and revives his home are at the heart of this hopeful story.
Told with lilting rhymes and a simple refrain, and filled with cheerful illustrations, this has all the makings of a modern-day nursery rhyme.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A lonely duck journeys to find joy and companionship in this sensitive, upbeat picture book. . . . Beeke's soft edged watercolor-and-mixed-media artwork follows the story's shifts in mood with color.
Booklist, ALA

A tender and charming tale of looking for and finding frienship.
School Library Journal

Beeke's watercolors are the main attraction here, and they are well worh the price of admission.
Publishers Weekly

A gentle yet spirited story, and an ideal entry in that slender genre, the lap-sitting musical-kazoo tale.
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

About the Author

Tiphanie Beeke illustrated "Brave Bitsy and the Bear" by Angela McAllister, which "School Library Journal" called "a great book to curl up with on a snowy day," as well as many other books. She lives with her family in France.

Amy E. Sklansky is the author of four picture books, including "Skeleton Bones" and "Goblin Groans: Poems for Halloween" (Henry Holt), a Bank Street College Best Book of the Year. She lives in St. Louis, Missouri, with her husband and two young children.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Clarion Books; None edition (February 18, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0618428542
• ISBN-13: 978-0618428540
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 8.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,136,167 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fine book, in great shape., October 14, 2010

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This review is from: The Duck Who Played the Kazoo (Hardcover)

I bought this book as a gift for my nephew. It's in very good condition and I look forwrd to giving it at Christmaa.

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!, January 28, 2010

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We love the story and the illustrations. I read it to my 4 and 6 year old and both of them love it.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Duck Review, October 18, 2009

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Gail Edgar "Book Grandma" (Marquette, MI) - See all my reviews
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This is a catchy, reader/listener children's book full of fun. Children can interact with the reader. I give it top marks!