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PSHarper Growing Tree series.
"Ducks' Ditty," from 'The Wind in the Willows', is given new life in this pleasingly illustrated board book. Kim's rich and textured paintings are filled with bird's-eye views of upended duck tails, an amusing perspective that might take a while for the youngest to recognize. However, the warmth of the artwork and the rhythm of the poem should help make it accessible to this young audience.