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Illustrated by
Betsy Lewin.
Birthday critter Little Duck mimics the party preparations of the other barnyard animals (e.g., gets a trim like the sheep, takes a mud bath like the pigs, etc.). This is yet another solid outing by Cronin and Lewin: breezy, funny, and a bit irreverent, as when, in Lewin's tour-de-force final illustration, Little Duck arrives at the party a mess.