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Bardhan-Quallen, Sudipta

Quackenstein Hatches a Family

32 pp. | Abrams | October, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8109-8973-3 $15.95
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Brian T. Jones. Zoo duck Quackenstein longs for a family. He cares for an abandoned egg, and out pops what looks to him like a scary monster (actually a platypus). Quackenstein's grumpiness is a novelty in a book with a warm-and-fuzzy theme. Bardhan-Quallen's rhymes march in lockstep--think Dr. Seuss starring Oscar the Grouch--while Jones expertly juggles the book's tender, humorous, and spooky elements.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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