Synopsis
This behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the classic and beloved picture book Make Way for Ducklings will captivate young artists, writers, readers, and animal lovers alike.
While writing and illustrating the beloved picture book Make Way for Ducklings, Robert McCloskey brings a flock of ducklings into his tiny New York City apartment. But an artist + a bunch of ducklings in his apartment = chaos! There are ducklings in the bathtub and ducklings in the kitchen, quacking at dawn and sitting on his desk. Can he learn to draw them just right before they grow too big?
This glimpse into the creation of a much-loved story for kids is a must-read for fans of children’s books, or for anyone who is interested in the creative process and the importance of persistence.
“Emma Smith has done a bang-up job imagining how my father wrote Make Way for Ducklings. I enjoyed reading her book.” —Jane McCloskey, daughter of Robert McCloskey and author ofRobert McCloskey: A Private Life in Words and Pictures
“A wonderfully rollicking rendition of the story behind the story.” —Gary D. Schmidt, Newbery Honor-winning author of books for children and author of Robert McCloskey
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About the Author
Emma Bland Smith is the award-winning author of The Most Famous Wolf in the West, The Pig War, as well as other fiction and nonfiction books for children. Emma is also a librarian.
Becca Stadtlander is an illustrator and fine artist. In 2019, she won the Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration for Made by Hand: A Crafts Sampler. Picture books she has illustrated include Fearless World Traveler and On the Wing. Her work is also featured in adult books, editorial publications, stationery, home decor products, and book covers.
Illustrator website: beccastadtlander.com
Reviews
Gr 1–3—Though the tale has been told before, notably in Leonard Marcus's Caldecott Celebration, this stand-alone account of how young illustrator Robert McCloskey filled his urban studio with live ducks in order to get his depictions of them "better than just okay" will give readers of all ages a sense of the dedication that went into creating the timeless classic Make Way for Ducklings. Stadtlander's views of a workspace and bathroom overrun with ducks as the serious-looking artist, sketchbook in hand, crawls under a table in pursuit of just the right angle reinforce the episode's sense of fun, and reproductions of his actual drawings scattered throughout will encourage closer, more appreciative examination of the finished art. Smith and McCloskey's daughter Jane contribute afterwords about the artist, his work, and his legendary editor, May Massee. VERDICT Make way for a comical episode that offers insight into the hard work of creativity, in general and in the case of one picture book that has been admired and loved for generations.—John Edward Peters
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