Swim, Duck, Swim! - Tapa dura

"Lurie's rhymed monologue reads with a natural rather than singsong cadence and is set out on each spread in a few lines or partial lines that match the accompanying picture wonderfully well... A childhood triumph portrayed just right." - "Kirkus Reviews", STARRED REVIEW

"Sure to delight any animal lover or reluctant child needing the confidence to try something new . . . A winner for group or one-on-one sharing." - "School Library Journal"
"Standing in for any reluctant preschooler faced with a new experience, a duckling goes through stages of irritation at parental urging and then nervousness before finally taking a first plunge.... A childhood triumph portrayed just right. Both the archetypal challenge and the creative collaboration go swimmingly." "Kirkus Reviews, "starred review "Water-shy readers will identify with the duckling's quandary, but also, perhaps, with the success it finds after diving in with a splash." -"Publishers Weekly"

"A little duck does not want to swim . . . The message about trying something new is pretty straightforward, and readers will understand quickly that this is just what the little duck should do." - "Booklist" "Sure to delight any animal lover or reluctant child needing the confidence to try something new . . . A winner for group or one-on-one sharing." - "School Library Journal"
*"Standing in for any reluctant preschooler faced with a new experience, a duckling goes through stages of irritation at parental urging and then nervousness before finally taking a first plunge.... A childhood triumph portrayed just right. Both the archetypal challenge and the creative collaboration go swimmingly." "Kirkus Reviews, "STARRED REVIEW "Water-shy readers will identify with the duckling's quandary, but also, perhaps, with the success it finds after diving in with a splash." -"Publishers Weekly"

Praise for "Swim, Duck, Swim!"

"A little duck does not want to swim . . . The message about trying something new is pretty straightforward, and readers will understand quickly that this is just what the little duck should do." --"Booklist"

"Sure to delight any animal lover or reluctant child needing the confidence to try something new . . . A winner for group or one-on-one sharing." --"School Library Journal"

"Standing in for any reluctant preschooler faced with a new experience, a duckling goes through stages of irritation at parental urging and then nervousness before finally taking a first plunge.... A childhood triumph portrayed just right. Both the archetypal challenge and the creative collaboration go swimmingly." --"Kirkus Reviews, "starred review

"Water-shy readers will identify with the duckling's quandary, but also, perhaps, with the success it finds after diving in with a splash." --"Publishers Weekly"

Praise for "Swim, Duck, Swim!" "A little duck does not want to swim . . . The message about trying something new is pretty straightforward, and readers will understand quickly that this is just what the little duck should do." --"Booklist" "Sure to delight any animal lover or reluctant child needing the confidence to try something new . . . A winner for group or one-on-one sharing." --"School Library Journal" "Standing in for any reluctant preschooler faced with a new experience, a duckling goes through stages of irritation at parental urging and then nervousness before finally taking a first plunge.... A childhood triumph portrayed just right. Both the archetypal challenge and the creative collaboration go swimmingly." --"Kirkus Reviews, "starred review "Water-shy readers will identify with the duckling's quandary, but also, perhaps, with the success it finds after diving in with a splash." --"Publishers Weekly"

Praise for "Swim, Duck, Swim!"

"A little duck does not want to swim . . . The message about trying something new is pretty straightforward, and readers will understand quickly that this is just what the little duck should do." --"Booklist"

"Sure to delight any animal lover or reluctant child needing the confidence to try something new . . . A winner for group or one-on-one sharing." --"School Library Journal"

"Standing in for any reluctant preschooler faced with a new experience, a duckling goes through stages of irritation at parental urging and then nervousness before finally taking a first plunge.... A childhood triumph portrayed just right. Both the archetypal challenge and the creative collaboration go swimmingly." --"Kirkus Reviews," starred review

"Water-shy readers will identify with the duckling's quandary, but also, perhaps, with the success it finds after diving in with a splash." --"Publishers Weekly"

"A little duck does not want to swim . . . The message about trying something new is pretty straightforward, and readers will understand quickly that this is just what the little duck should do." --"Booklist"

"Sure to delight any animal lover or reluctant child needing the confidence to try something new . . . A winner for group or one-on-one sharing." --"School Library Journal"

"Standing in for any reluctant preschooler faced with a new experience, a duckling goes through stages of irritation at parental urging and then nervousness before finally taking a first plunge.... A childhood triumph portrayed just right. Both the archetypal challenge and the creative collaboration go swimmingly." --"Kirkus Reviews," starred review

"Water-shy readers will identify with the duckling's quandary, but also, perhaps, with the success it finds after diving in with a splash." --"Publishers Weekly"

A little duck does not want to swim . . . The message about trying something new is pretty straightforward, and readers will understand quickly that this is just what the little duck should do. "Booklist"

Sure to delight any animal lover or reluctant child needing the confidence to try something new . . . A winner for group or one-on-one sharing. "School Library Journal"

Standing in for any reluctant preschooler faced with a new experience, a duckling goes through stages of irritation at parental urging and then nervousness before finally taking a first plunge . A childhood triumph portrayed just right. Both the archetypal challenge and the creative collaboration go swimmingly. "Kirkus Reviews, starred review"

Water-shy readers will identify with the duckling's quandary, but also, perhaps, with the success it finds after diving in with a splash. "Publishers Weekly""

A little duck does not want to swim . . . The message about trying something new is pretty straightforward, and readers will understand quickly that this is just what the little duck should do. Booklist

Sure to delight any animal lover or reluctant child needing the confidence to try something new . . . A winner for group or one-on-one sharing. School Library Journal

Standing in for any reluctant preschooler faced with a new experience, a duckling goes through stages of irritation at parental urging and then nervousness before finally taking a first plunge . A childhood triumph portrayed just right. Both the archetypal challenge and the creative collaboration go swimmingly. Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Water-shy readers will identify with the duckling's quandary, but also, perhaps, with the success it finds after diving in with a splash. Publishers Weekly

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"A little duck does not want to swim . . . The message about trying something new is pretty straightforward, and readers will understand quickly that this is just what the little duck should do." --Booklist

"Sure to delight any animal lover or reluctant child needing the confidence to try something new . . . A winner for group or one-on-one sharing." --School Library Journal

"Standing in for any reluctant preschooler faced with a new experience, a duckling goes through stages of irritation at parental urging and then nervousness before finally taking a first plunge.... A childhood triumph portrayed just right. Both the archetypal challenge and the creative collaboration go swimmingly." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Water-shy readers will identify with the duckling's quandary, but also, perhaps, with the success it finds after diving in with a splash." --Publishers Weekly

An endearing photographic tale about Duckling the reluctant swimmer finds him resenting the pressure exerted by his patient Mama and Papa Duck, preferring to stay dry and take a nap before eventually deciding to join his siblings in the pond.