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PICTURE BOOKS

Soffer, Gilad

Duck's Vacation

40 pp. | Feiwel | May, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-1-250-05647-4 $17.99

(2) K-3 Translated by Ilana Kurshan. Duck's vacation begins on a quiet beach. But then--"What just happened? Who turned the page?" The fourth wall comes down; readers become part of Duck's story, and with every page turn, Duck suffers indignities. Funny for the audience, not so much for Duck, making it even funnier. The interactive picture-book concept isn't new, but Soffer pulls it off satisfyingly, with spot-on grade-school humor.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2015