*****= An all-time favorite
**** = Outstanding
*** = Above average
** = Enjoyable
*
= Good, with reservations
****Sitting Ducks
by Michael Bedard
Reviewed June 1, 2002.
Putnam & Grosset, 1998. 40 pages.
Available at Sembach Library. (E BED)
The pictures take this book from a good story into something extra
special. First, we’re shown a giant duck factory, run by alligators.
One egg rolls off the assembly line and is secretly taken home by an alligator
worker. Over time, instead of eating the fattened duck, they become
friends. Eventually, the little duck leads the entire population of
Ducktown to a place safe from alligators, although they allow one visitor--His
dear friend.
The pictures in “Sitting Ducks” are simple outlined characters, but
highly detailed and three-dimensional. This is a book of simple, good
fun.
Book Reviews by Sondra Eklund