Duck! Rabbit!: (Bunny Books, Read Aloud Family Books, Books for Young Children) - Hardcover

Amy Krouse Rosenthal; Tom Lichtenheld

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0811868656 ISBN 13: 9780811868655

Publisher: Chronicle Books, 2009

Synopsis

This New York Times bestselling children's book is a smart, simple story that will make readers of all ages eager to take a side.

From the award-winning team of author Amy Krouse Rosenthal and illustrator Tom Lichtenheld comes a clever take on the age-old optical illusion: is it a duck or a rabbit? Depends on how you look at it! Readers will find more than just Rosenthal's signature humor here; there's also a subtle lesson for kids who don't know when to let go of an argument.

ENGAGING AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING: Children will love the fun story based on the classic duck/rabbit visual puzzle, while parents will appreciate the book's lessons about differing points of view and right versus wrong.

INCREDIBLE TALENT: Amy Krouse Rosenthal's award-winning children's books "radiate fun the way tulips radiate spring: they are elegant and spirit-lifting," according to the New York Times. Her 30+ books for kids include the blockbuster bestseller I Wish You More and Yes Day!, both illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld, as well as Dear Girl, Little Pea, Little Hoot, Little Oink, and Spoon. Tom Lichtenheld is a prolific creator and has illustrated many bestselling favorites, including Steam Train, Dream Train and several titles in the Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site series.

RAVE REVIEWS: This bestselling book has earned multiple starred reviews. Highlights include:
"The snappy dialogue makes for fine read-aloud. Duck? Rabbit? As kids will readily see, it depends on how you look at it."―Publishers Weekly, starred review
"How cute is this? Really, really cute."―Booklist, starred review

Perfect for:

• Parents, grandparents, and educators
• Fans of picture books like They All Saw a Cat, Hello Hello, Red is Best, and Where's the Duck? 
• Gift givers looking for a fun, interactive family read-aloud book
• Easter read-along or fun basket stuffer

About this title

About the Author

Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s 30+ books for children include Little Pea, Spoon, Chopsticks, Dear Girl, Plant a Kiss, Uni The Unicorn, Exclamation Mark, and Duck! Rabbit! Her alphabetized memoir, Encyclopedia Of An Ordinary Life, was named one of Amazon’s top 10 memoirs of the decade. Her final essay, “You May Want To Marry My Husband,” was published in the New York Times Modern Love column ten days before she died in March 2017. It immediately went viral, becoming one of that column’s most-read essays to date. Amy raised her three children with her husband, Jason, on a tree-lined street in Chicago. For more information about Amy’s life, work, and the Foundation formed in her memory, please see amykrouserosenthalfoundation.org.

Tom Lichtenheld has illustrated many children's books, including the bestsellers Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site; Steam Train, Dream Train; and Duck! Rabbit!. He lives in Geneva, Illinois. See all of his books at tomlichtenheld.com and follow Tom on Facebook @tom.lichtenheld and X @tlichtenheld.

Reviews

Kindergarten-Grade 2—Two unseen characters debate the identity of the creature at the center of this clever book—is it a duck or a rabbit? Readers will join in the discussion, because the creature could, in fact, be either. Just as each of the debaters begins to see the other's perspective, the duck/rabbit runs away and they see an anteater. Or is it a brachiosaurus? Text and illustrations are intimately wedded in this fun, interactive read-aloud. The bold lines and bright colors in Lichtenheld's illustrations are a visually pleasing match for the bantering text. With a strong, well-executed concept, this book provides an excellent starting point for discussing how points of view can differ and still be right.—Kathleen Kelly MacMillan, Carroll County Public Library, MD
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*Starred Review* How cute is this? Really, really cute. Some readers may know the visual puzzle that makes the same line drawing look like a rabbit or a duck, depending on how you squint; this book is even funnier (and a little disorienting) if you’re meeting Duck/Rabbit for the first time. But even those familiar with how ears can turn into a beak will get a kick out of the way Rosenthal and Lichtenheld move the concept forward. The offstage narrators see something interesting: “Hey, look! A duck!” “That’s not a duck. That’s a rabbit!” Then the back and forth begins, with the duck quacking while the rabbit is sniffing, the duck eating bread, the rabbit munching a carrot. In the most clever spread, readers turn the book vertically to see the duck getting a drink of water, while the rabbit cools its ears. The simple art is reminiscent of Eric Rohmann’s work and will appeal to the same audience. Despite the story basically being one joke, the clever tone and the amusing pictures (rendered in ink, watercolor, “and a wee bit of colored pencil”) never let it feel that way. The clever ending might inspire kids (and parents) to create their own artistic twofers. Preschool-Grade 1. --Ilene Cooper

Edition details

• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0811868656
• ISBN 13: 9780811868655
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 40