Five Little Ducks
Pamela Paparone
Board book
(North-South Books, Dec. 1, 2004)
Five little ducks went out one day, Over the hills and far away. Mother duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack." But only four little ducks came back Perfect for toddlers, this cozy and charming counting book, with its rollicking verse and bright, humorous illustrations, is now available in a sturdy board book edition. One by one, the five little ducks disappear, while Mother Duck is busy with her chores. In addition to the dwindling duck family, there are lost of other creatures for children to identify and count in the bucolic early-autumn landscape. And there is cause for celebration when finally all five errant little ducks come back.
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