It's Useful to Have a Duck
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Illustrator: IsolEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-03-01
ISBN: 0888999275
Number of pages: 32
Publisher: Groundwood Books
Book Reviews of It's Useful to Have a Duck
Book Review: Absolutely Adorable!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a weird book... so, naturally, I had to have it!
I was charmed by it immediately, but some - including young children - might be baffled by it. My suspicion is that a very young child (the age group suggested by the board book format) would not be too interested and might possibly be mystified by seeing the same pictures on both sides of the book.
Oh, and I doubt a very young child would "get" the point-of-view game this book plays at ALL. (and I say that as a mama of 4 very bright young 'uns!)
That's why, frankly, I bought the book for a grown-up friend who happens to be a retired English teacher and collector of all things whimsical and wonderful.
I think this would make a fabulous book for an English teacher or any grown-up who cares about language, thought, perspective, etc... all wrapped up in the most adorable duckie I've seen in a VERY long time.
An older child certainly MIGHT appreciate the silliness of wearing a duck as a gargoyle, but overall, I wouldn't trust a gem like this to a child.
Buy it as a brain treat for the smartest grown-up you know... as long as they don't take themselves too seriously.
Summary of It's Useful to Have a Duck
A little boy finds a rubber duck and uses him as a hat, a straw, a nose. But how does the duck use the little boy? By turning the book over, readers find the same story told from the duck?s point of view. Witty line drawings and text by the gifted Argentine author/illustrator Isol remind even the youngest child that there are always two points of view, and more than one way to be. This charming, innovative book in the form of an accordion is beautifully packaged in a slipcase.
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