This brilliant and funny story is about how
difficult it can sometimes be to get your message across.
The correct choice of
words is paramount when something urgent is relayed. There should be no double
meanings involved.
Duck has something to say. It is immediate and
forceful. A single word should be enough, Duck imagines.
But first horse, then
cow, followed by pig then sheep, ridicule Duck for his single word of warning
that no one seems to take literally! They gang up against him and talk down to
him, until they finally get the message.
Australian creators Meg McKinlay and Nathaniel
Eckstrom have teamed up to create a visually stunning and entertaining story
for young children that reflects on how sometimes what you say and mean, is not
always what is understood.
Each beautifully illustrated page will fill readers
with laughter as they follow poor Duck in his attempt to call attention to a
looming catastrophe without results. The animals that refuse to understand are
emotively and expressively depicted. Nathaniel Eckstrom’s ability to create
movement and give life to McKinlay’s characters is impressive.
The exquisite covers focus on the sad-faced duck.
Bright autumn colours vie for leading role but it’s Duck that gets the prize.
Gorgeous end pages covered in a sky with floating clouds lead the reader into
the story and farewells in the same way. I laughed my way through this
outstanding tale of misunderstanding.
Title:
Duck!
Author:
Meg McKinlay
Illustrator:
Nathaniel Eckstrom
Publisher:
Walker Books, $24.99
Publication
Date: July 1 2018
Format:
Hardcover
ISBN:
9781925381535
For
ages: 3+
Type:
Picture Book
