Product Description

This irrepressible duck is so excited to be able to quack and waddle and fly that he thinks life can’t get any better. But it can and it does when he quacks and someone quacks back—a girl! And she makes life more outstanding than he ever imagined. Nothing beats being a duck and a dad! In this infectious read-aloud that will charm readers young and old, Teri Sloat has captured the enthusiasm toddlers have for life and learning new things.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #624570 in Books
• Published on: 2006-02-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 32 pages

From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 2–From the moment he hatches, a duckling celebrates his duck-ness–his webbed feet, his perfect waddle, his strong quack, and his flapping wings. As he grows, he meets a mate, becomes a father, and continues his zestful take on life. Sloats rhymed text captures the exuberance of this eternal optimist and gives a glimpse into the life cycle of a mallard. The full-color art is rendered in pastels and has bold lines and a variety of perspectives and page layouts. Libraries looking for stories featuring a natural wetlands setting will appreciate this ducky tale.–Marge Loch-Wouters, Menashas Public Library, WI
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From Booklist
PreS-Gr. 2. Compressing a lot of growing up into a few pages, Sloat offers young "ducklings" a healthy dose of self-esteem as well as a way to connect with their fathers. With unconcealed delight, a hatchling discovers his identity: "I'm a duck. Yup, by some magnificent stroke of good luck, I'm a duck!" His self-regard takes a series of quantum leaps as he learns to quack, swim, and fly. Then, fast-forwarding, he meets a female ("There's a strut in my waddle now. I've got a wife! I tell you, this girl has changed my whole life") and later witnesses the arrival of the next generation. Finally, as he paddles with 10 fuzzy new arrivals, the proud papa proclaims, "Of all the magnificent luck that I've had, nothing beats being a duck and a . . . DAD!" Illustrated with cozy wetland scenes and vignettes in rich greens and yellows, this has a child-friendly look but seems addressed as much to parents--particularly dads--as to kids. John Peters
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Review
The infectious rhyme begs to be read aloud...kids...will giggle with glee over the duck’s antics and irresistible charm.”

—Children’s Literature

Customer Reviews

The Loveliest Duck Around
I first discovered this book when reading a bedtime story to my three year old nephew. I was immediately drawn in by the gentle colors (so many children's books can be blinding) and soft style of the art. The rhyme scheme was beautifully simple, and was wonderful to read out loud. But the big seller, the thing that made this one of my favorite books of all time, is the protagonist, a cheerful, hardworking, lovable duck who takes the greatest joy in everything around him. Truly a delight.

This Duck is in Luck!
Since I started my review series "Agent0042 Goes Ducky" I have yet to find a better celebration of pure duckiness than Teri Sloat's "I'm a Duck!" This book is the story of a duck who loves his life from the moment he is born. From flying to webbed feet, he feels that absolutely nothing beats being a duck. The illustrations are rich and lively and the text is a lively rhyming tale with some great humor as well.

An amazing celebration of life and a coming of age story as well. Anyone ca find something to enjoy in this well-presented slice of life.

This review is the sixth in the "Agent0042 Goes Ducky" series. The fifth was "Come On, Baby Duck!"

Great book!
This is a very cute children's book. It has a catchy rhyme to it and my 2 yr old loves it.