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Sullivan, Mary

Nobody's Duck

40 pp. | Houghton | February, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-0-544-79250-0 $14.99

(3) K-3 The odd duck camping out uninvited in Alligator's yard says, "I'm nobody's duck," but Alligator insists on finding someone to claim his wacky visitor. As they search, Duck drags Alligator into increasingly hair-raising adventures before finally declaring, "I am YOUR duck!" Surprised, Alligator finds himself agreeing. The cartoon-style illustrations help give the characters their distinctive personalities in this funny tale told entirely in speech-balloon dialogue.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert