Goodnight, My Duckling
Tafuri Nancy
Board book
(Scholastic Press, Feb. 1, 2006)
Now in board! Award-winning author/illustrator Nancy Tafuri's charming bedtime companion to her classic Caldecott Honor winner HAVE YOU SEEN MY DUCKLING?Now, a board edition of the charming book praised as "a worthy companion to HAVE YOU SEEN MY DUCKLING?" by Kirkus (starred review).It's bedtime on the pond, and one dawdling duckling falls behind, drawn to the pond creatures who call, "Goodnight, little duckling!" as he paddles by. Soon, Mama and the other ducklings are all out of sight, but a kindhearted turtle is waiting to carry the little duckling back to Mama's nest. Nancy Tafuri's beautifully detailed watercolors and spare text once again capture the tender feelings and joyful wonder of childhood.
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