The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Fox, Mem

Ducks Away!

32 pp. | Scholastic | January, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-1-338-18566-9 $16.99

(1) PS Illustrated by Judy Horacek. When a mother duck waddles onto a bridge, her five ducklings follow her--until, one by one, they fall into the river below. She agonizes over the situation in a repeated refrain and eventually figures it out. Brief but dramatic text, with numbers highlighted in orange, reinforces arithmetical concepts. Bright primary-and-secondary-colors art is both minimal and hilarious. Preschoolers will hardly notice they're learning in this silly, cheerful counting book.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2018