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32 pp.
| Candlewick |
August, 2001 |
TradeISBN 0-7636-1506-4$$13.99
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Illustrated by
David Parkins.
After hatching, Webster J. Duck searches in vain for his mother. While he meets several animals he thinks might be his mother, not one answers him with a "quack-quack," and he's in tears by the time Mother Duck arrives. While Webster's pitiful solo state and the joyous reunion are sentimental, the book features expressive illustrations with spring colors and appealing close-ups of the animals.