Have You Seen My Duckling? [Paperback]

Nancy Tafuri (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Release date: August 21, 1991 | Age Range: 2 - 7 years | Lexile Measure: 20L (What's this?)

An anxious mother duck leads her brood around the pond as she searches for one missing duckling.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In this Caldecott Honor winner, a mother duck loses her eighth duckling, and asks the other pond animals for help (though the missing one is never lost, only cleverly concealed in each picture). "Children will giggle as they glimpse the hider, a feature that makes the book a game as well as a story and a series of lovely paintings," PW decided.
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Review

"Children will return to this one again and again...a reassuring story of youthful independence and familial love." -- -- School Library Journal (starred review)

"Nancy Tafuri...always manages to flavor her splendid pictures with humor and interesting detail." -- -- The Ney York Times Book Review

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Product Details

• Age Range: 2 - 7 years
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books (August 21, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688109942
• ISBN-13: 978-0688109943
• Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 9.9 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #238,699 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Nancy Tafuri is probably best known as the creator of Have You Seen My Duckling?, a 1985 Caldecott Honor Book described by Parent's Choice as "beautifully precise yet emotionally affecting." Trained as a graphic designer, Tafuri has authored more than 45 books over 27 years for the very young. www.nancytafuri.com
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Enchanting. Deserves it's award September 20, 2001

By apoem TOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

Format:Board book

This book is filled with lovely pictures of a mother duck as she searches for her baby who wandered off.

The pictures are wonderful. The few repetitive words there are encourage my child to 'read' the book. He also loves finding the duck on every page.

I wish I could find more books like this one- simple, gorgeous pictures, a nice story with a happy ending, a lot of opportunity for other activities while you read. We find the missing duck, count the ducklings, look at the pretty colors, look for other animals and more.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reading fun with my babies. June 24, 1999

By A Customer

Format:Board book

Nancy is my cousin. So I am somewhat biased in my opinion. But I must say that I have passed this book on to all 13 of my step-grandchildren and every preschool teacher I have known. It is excellent group reading, as the children get so excited when they see the duckling and Mommy Duck doesn't. Thanks Nancy for the legacy.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful illustrations for children! May 28, 1998

By A Customer

Format:Board book

This board book was a first birthday present for my baby daughter, Kiana. We would read the book together several times a week, and I would find her "reading" it by herself, turning the pages and saying "quack quack" to the ducks. After a couple of weeks I asked Kiana, "Where is the little duckling?" and, to my wonderment, she would point it out! Even Kiana's daddy didn't find the hiding duckling as quickly as she could (the little duckling is *quite* small in some pictures). This fun, delightfully illustrated book has become one of our very favorites and ducks have become Kiana's favorite animal!