Little siblings of Duck and Goose fans rejoice! The stars of the bestselling Duck & Goose and Duck, Duck, Goose return in this board book for preschoolers, this time, to introduce basic opposites. In this ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book, Goose carries an oh-so-heavy log, while duck easily balances a light-as-a-feather feather. Thistle is one fast bird, but Goose is slooo-w. And when Duck is sound asleep, Goose is wide awake. With a simple text and colorful illustrations–plus the inimitable characters, of course–here’s a wonderful, and humorous, introduction to an important concept.
What's Up, Duck?: A Book of Opposites (Duck & Goose)
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From Booklist
In what seems a natural extension of Hills’ uncluttered composition style and simple, toylike characters, the artist expands his Duck & Goose series of picture books with a board book. Helped by a new character, a bluebird, the three familiar feathered friends (Duck, Goose, and Thistle) demonstrate each of nine pairs of opposite words: front, back; near, far; high, low; and so forth. Very young children unacquainted with the characters may not find enough to engage their attention in the stripped-down scenes, which feature little more than birds, blue sky, and grass. The truth is, though, many toddlers will already know Duck & Goose (2006) and Duck, Duck, Goose (2007), both of which have ultrasimple texts perfectly accessible to young preschoolers, and for these children, a variation better able to stand up to their rip-and-chew ministrations may be just the thing. Preschool. --Jennifer Mattson
About the Author
Tad Hills is the author and illustrator of Duck & Goose—called “expressive” and “adorable” in a starred review from Kirkus Reviews—and Duck, Duck, Goose, both New York Times bestsellers. He is also the illustrator of My Fuzzy Friends and Knock, Knock, Who’ s There? and a painter, an actor, and an obsessive Halloween costume-maker. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and children.
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Tad Hills is the author and illustrator of many books including the New York Times Bestselling Duck and Goose, Duck, Duck, Goose and How Rocket Learned to Read. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, two kids and dog Rocket who has not learned to read...yet.
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Board book|Amazon Verified Purchase
This colorful boardbook uses some charming drawings of four birds to illustrate the concept of opposites. There is a yellow duck, a gray duck, a blue songbird and a white goose. The words for the opposites are on each page.
Each scene shows the birds outside in the grass, doing opposite actions:
* First they stand forward, then backward.
* The gray duck screams while the blue bird whispers.
* The gray duck leaps for joy while the goose sheds a tear.
* The goose is close, the yellow duck stands far away.
* The yellow duck walks slowly while the gray runs quickly.
* The goose is clean, the yellow duck is muddy.
* The yellow duck barely lifts the heavy goose while the gray duck balances a light feather.
* The yellow duck has a butterfly on its head while the goose looks at one down on the ground.
* Finally, the goose is awake while the other three birds sleep.
Each scene shows the birds outside in the grass, doing opposite actions:
* First they stand forward, then backward.
* The gray duck screams while the blue bird whispers.
* The gray duck leaps for joy while the goose sheds a tear.
* The goose is close, the yellow duck stands far away.
* The yellow duck walks slowly while the gray runs quickly.
* The goose is clean, the yellow duck is muddy.
* The yellow duck barely lifts the heavy goose while the gray duck balances a light feather.
* The yellow duck has a butterfly on its head while the goose looks at one down on the ground.
* Finally, the goose is awake while the other three birds sleep.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By TeensReadToo
Format:Board book
As a huge fan of Tad Hills and his Duck and Goose characters, WHAT'S UP, DUCK? was an absolute delight!
At only twenty-two sturdy board pages, this is a perfect first reader, but it's also a great book to read with your toddler.
Along with the typical opposites of up, down and slow, fast, there are also my favorites -- clean, dirty and heavy, light.
The illustrations are what make this book a winner, and the absolute perfection of Duck and Goose are not to be missed.
Reviewed by: Jennifer Wardrip, aka "The Genius"
At only twenty-two sturdy board pages, this is a perfect first reader, but it's also a great book to read with your toddler.
Along with the typical opposites of up, down and slow, fast, there are also my favorites -- clean, dirty and heavy, light.
The illustrations are what make this book a winner, and the absolute perfection of Duck and Goose are not to be missed.
Reviewed by: Jennifer Wardrip, aka "The Genius"
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By CJ
Format:Board book|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book is absolutely adorable! If you've read anything else by Tad Hills, you know he has a great sense of humor and the illustrations in this book make our family laugh! They also so clearly demonstrate the opposite that my 2 year old reads this aloud to us, using the pictures as a guide. A wonderful starter book of opposites that is also really fun.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love it
a wonderful book of opposites! Love the way the author uses Duck and Goose to show kids the meaning of opposites!
Published 1 month ago by Jenn
5.0 out of 5 stars
So cute
At first I thought this book was too short, but my 6 month old son loves this book. The colors are so vibrant and it is a good book to teach opposites.
Published 2 months ago by Sarah A. Reinecke
4.0 out of 5 stars
I like the book
I like the book but my son just has not gotten there yet. Give it time and I am sure he will. I would buy again for sure!
Published 3 months ago by Bella
5.0 out of 5 stars
LOVE IT
our daughter loves this book, and has for quite some time, and as a result, she's picked up on words like "up &down, slow & fast " very quickly.
Published 4 months ago by Meggle
5.0 out of 5 stars
"Duck & Goose - What's up Duck? A Book of Opposites"
This is probably the biggest hit of all of the Duck & Goose books, followed closely behind by "Duck and Goose Find a Pumpkin".... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Patti
4.0 out of 5 stars
Gift for Granddaughter
Great present for my granddaughter. It was so great to be able to shop on line as I only have use of one arm/hand since surgery. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Debbie Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love Duck and Goose
My son loves all the duck and goose books and they are a great quick read that either can be super fun to read or the perfect bedtime story.
Published 4 months ago by Northwest Shopper
5.0 out of 5 stars
CUTE BOOK!
A cute way to teach opposites. Adorable illustrations! My two year old always says, "don't cry duck" on the "SAD" page. We read this one over and over...
Published 6 months ago by BaseballGal
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of my kids' favories!
I got this for my son around the time he turned 3 because he was really beginning to be obsessed with opposites. Read more
Published 7 months ago by C. Woodard
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good book - not the best duck and goose
Our duaghter loves the duck and goose books. This is a good one but not the best one - go for the feelings book. This is probably the 2nd best one of the series.
Published 20 months ago by Robert Scofield
