It’s an unforgettable children’s classic starring two beloved characters, and a must-have for any child’s home library. Meet Duck and Goose, two young birds who mistake a polka-dot ball for an egg and have to master the art of cooperation—and sharing—to take care of it. But friendship is not always easy, as proved in this funny, accessible story. Young readers will instantly recognize themselves in these adorable and eternally optimistic characters. And this beautiful keepsake edition features extra content from the author on how to draw Duck &amp;amp; Goose.

What Kind of Book is Duck & Goose

Topics

friendship ducks balls sharing values and virtues social themes ducks, geese, etc.birds discoveries

Genres

fiction

Reviews

Marmee

5.00

Mom of Boys

4.00

This is kind of a silly book about Duck and Goose and a misunderstanding. They seem to work through it towards the end. Neither one of them give up the thing they want, but figure out that the other's ideas are good ones and something they want to do too.

Mr. Staccato

2.50

A couple of rude chicks fighting over a ball.

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The Creative Behind the Book

Author & Illustrator

Tad Hills

Tad Hills is the #1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of the Rocket and Duck &amp;amp; Goose series, including the New York Times bestselling picture books How Rocket Learned to Read; Rocket Writes a Story; R Is for Rocket; Duck &amp;amp; Goose; Duck, Duck, Goose; Duck &amp;amp; Goose Go to the Beach; and Duck &amp;amp; Goose, Honk! Quack! Boo! He also created various board books in these series, including Rocket’s Mighty Words; Duck &amp;amp; Goose Find a Pumpkin; the ALA-ALSC Notable Children’s Book What’s Up, Duck?: A Book of Opposites; Duck &amp;amp; Goose: Here Comes the Easter Bunny!; and several Step Into Reading titles, including Drop It, Rocket! and Rocket’s 100th Day of School. The Boston Globe declared Hills’s work “charming, funny, simple, and surprising” and dubbed him “a master of the light comic touch.” Tad lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, two children, and his real-life dog, Rocket, who has not yet learned to read. Visit Tad online at tadhills.com, and follow him on Twitter at @tadhills.