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Duddle Puck: the Puddle Duck

Duddle Puck arrives on the farm in a blue baseball cap and proceeds to show he is a very odd duck indeed.  He clucks with the hens, honks with the geese, oinks with the pig, neighs with the horse, and gives a hip-hip hooray at the farmer’s party.  All the animals try to help him find his quack and become a proper duck.  When they all demonstrated quacking, Duddle just giggled at the irony.  Then “he roared a mighty QUACK – a – doodle – doo!”  This rhyming story not only reinforces sounds different animals make but also celebrates individuality.  The illustrations are in vivid earth-tone watercolors.  Visually pleasing, the backgrounds alternate between full color and white.  Although not major characters until the end, the farmer and his cat can be seen attending to various farm duties.  Another fun creation by Karma Wilson.