Seven Little Ducklings

(Hardback)

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In this adorable counting story brimming with unconditional love, a mother duck searching for her seven missing ducklings ends up collecting even more babies as she goes.

When a plump mother duck awakens one morning, shes stunned to discover that her seven eggs have hatched in the night and all of her ducklings have wandered off. Now she has to search for them out in the wild! The mother duck keeps careful count as she discovers her babies one by oneon branches, stuck in ooze, and even in the jaws of a fox. Five, six, seven . . . eight Nine Sharp-eyed readers will love seeing the mother unwittingly rescue not only her own ducklings, but also an unusual flock of other creatures! Luckily, she has plenty of love to give! Annette LeBlanc Cates whimsical illustrations and natural rhymes make this tale of counting and family a sweet delight.

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Original, laugh-out-loud funny, and awfully sweetin short, a quackin good time.
Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)

The rhyming text rolls along in a satisfying way, accompanied by gentle, playful ink-and-watercolor illustrations that effectively portray the family and their surroundings. . . A lovable picture book thats fun to read aloud.
Booklist

The sunny palette, singsong rhymes, and ragtag collection of funny, wide-eyed creatures keep this family story engaging and surprising all the way to the bedtime end.
The Horn Book

The rhyme of this picture book flows well, and the prose includes chances for children to complete rhyming sentences, mimic noises or practice simple counting and addition. The sweet and lovely illustrations lend themselves to the adventurous nature of the story by encouraging children to look for the ducks, look for the imposters and compare and contrast which of the ducks are not like the others. Seven Little Ducklings is sure to go down as a quacking classic.
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Author Bio

Annette LeBlanc Cate is the award-winning author-illustrator of The Magic Rabbit, A Dragon Used to Live Here, and Look Up! Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and two sons.