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Colón, Justin

The Quacken

40 pp. | Simon | July, 2024 | Trade ISBN 9781665922487 $18.99 | Ebook ISBN 9781665922494 $10.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Pablo Pino. A legend about a “fearsome, ferocious, frightening creature” in a campsite lake and a warning not to feed the ducks go unheeded in this picture book. A young boy feeds the birds, unleashing the Quacken, a gigantic duck whose “wings were so wide they blocked out the sun.” The beast eventually picks up the boy and gives him a big lick, leading to the realization that “children taste terrible.” Pino's digital illustrations emphasize absurdity of an enormous menacing duck and include some minor gross-out humor, while Colón’s funny text makes for a good summer vacation read aloud.
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