The Duck Song [Hardcover]

Bryant Oden (Author), Forrest Whaley (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2010 | Age Range: 3 - 5 years

A determined duck pleads for grapes at the most unlikely of places: a lemonade stand. The story and song in this comical, musical picture book will delight both adults and children, who can play the song aloud with the touch of a button on the cover while learning important lessons about persistence and compassion. A music CD featuring 12 original children’s songs is included.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2—A duck waddles up to a lemonade stand. He approaches the man behind the counter and ironically requests grapes. The duck is told that the stand only sells lemonade. This happens on several consecutive days until the lemonade stand owner loses his temper and threatens to glue the creature to a tree. The persistent duck returns with a punch line that may incite giggles. If this plot sounds familiar, it might be due to its popularity on YouTube, where it exists as a children's song of the same title. The song can be heard by pushing a button on the book's cover. As it plays, readers follow along and view the digitally rendered illustrations. It also comes with a CD containing 12 tunes. A supplemental choice.—Laura Butler, Mount Laurel Library, NJ
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About the Author

Bryant Oden is a former child care counselor, a supervisor at a treatment center for children, and an ESL teacher at the college level. He has written more than 70 children’s songs. He lives in Boulder, Colorado. Forrest Whaley directs and animates movies, with more than 115 million views to his videos on YouTube. He lives in St. Louis, Missouri.

Product Details

• Age Range: 3 - 5 years
  
• Hardcover: 31 pages
• Publisher: Flinders Press; Har/Com edition (September 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0984395598
• ISBN-13: 978-0984395590
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 10.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (68 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #807,271 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Package! Great Book! September 21, 2010

By Shirley Priscilla Johnson TOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

Format:Hardcover

What a treat it was to receive this book for review, and here I am a Grandma, but who better to know what a child will love. I really did not expect the book to sing the song to me, but it did. How cute is that? How much will children love it? Great idea. On to the story.
We meet a very persistent duck who wants grapes. Each day he goes to a lemonade stand and asks for grapes and each day he is told they do not sell grapes, yet he returns. Until our lemonade seller takes matters into his own hands, but does it make a difference to the little duck? Humm! You will have to read this adorable story to find out.
Illustrations are great, big, colorful, brilliant, bold and eye catching. Not overcrowded as some children's books can be, but right.
And for an extra treat you will find a CD in the back of the book full of the cutest songs that your young one will sing and giggle along with time and time again. All in all this is one great package that any child is sure to love. Fun story, fun songs, just what the child would order. Well done. Enjoy!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Kinders Love the Book! September 15, 2010

By Ruth Sunderland

Format:Hardcover

The Duck Story is great! I anxiously waited for its release so I could read it to my kindergarten students. To say the least--my kinders love the book. I read it to my students, then played the song. They requested it not once, but more, more, and more. They have also asked for the Duck Book during their free choice time. With the repeating stanzas, rhyme, and catchy tune it gives non readers confidence that they can "read". I found students throughout the day singing the song and acting out phrases from the book. Love, love, love the book. This book will sit next to "Brown Bear, Brown Bear," and "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom," on my list of favorite kindergarten books. I am passing the book on to other teachers and parents as well.

The first book I received was defective. Flinders Press sent me a replacement immediately--with a personal phone call and note as well. I am looking forward to more books by Bryant Oden and young illustrator Forrest Whaley (perhaps "Little Joe"), and others from Flinders Press.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Book Ever! April 26, 2011

By MiMi Joyce

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

My 2 1/2 yr old Daughter had stumbled across this video on YouTube. We had to watch it over and over again. It's funny and something you'll laugh to sing along to. Then again on YouTube they had a preview for this book. I was so excited. This day and age so many things are done on computers, but to their credit many funnier things are found on there. I had to buy this! Even though I've heard this song enough to recite it by heart it was worth it. My daughter always has to have it with her and it's a physical book that I can sit and read/sing with her! On top of that this book plays the WHOLE SONG! WORDS AND ALL! Not little quick sounding Midi's that all the other books out there play. It can go in the car, the store, everywhere, I'm so happy with it! And the bonus CD that is comes with has really funny songs that are great for car trips and won't make a parent want to rip their ears off, which a lot of the other kids songs out there tend to do. All I'm trying to say is BUY THE BOOK, IT ROCKS!!!