Happy Birthday, Dear Duck - Hardcover

Bunting, Eve

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0899195415 ISBN 13: 9780899195414

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1988

Synopsis

All of Duck's birthday gifts are connected with swimming, even though there is no water nearby, and youngsters can enjoy solving the mystery with Duck and his friends

About this title

About the Author:

Eve Bunting has written over two hundred books for children, including the Caldecott Medal-winning Smoky Night, illustrated by David Diaz, The Wall, Fly Away Home, and Train to Somewhere. She lives in Southern California.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-K Those who have come to expect illustrations from Jan Brett that vibrate with color, warmth, and activity will not be disappointed with her efforts in Happy Birthday, Dear Duck. A kind of cumulative tale, Bunting's simple ``mystery'' storyline develops at a leisurely pace that young children will appreciate. As charming friend after friend brings gifts, duck finds himself with a pile of presentsamong them a swimming suit, beach ball, scuba maskfor which he has little use in the desert. What glues the plot pieces together is the final gift (which children will no doubt have gleefully guessed)an inflatable pool. The book is occasionally flawed by awkward rhythm, forced rhymes (``goodness''/``rudeness'' and ``pool''/``grew''), and a general lack of freshness in Bunting's verse. However, the story concept is original, with enough tension and fun to entertain young children quite successfully. Lee Bock, Brown County Public Libraries, Green Bay, Wis.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0899195415
• ISBN 13: 9780899195414
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Brett Jan