One Little Duck went out one day,
over the hills and far away.
Mother Duck said …
Moo Moo Moo Moo,
And Cow said, ‘Wait!

Now I’m coming too. Oh dear, Mother Duck has forgotten how to quack. Each time she calls her baby duck to come home, out comes a different call. From moo to hee haw she can’t seem to get it right. As baby duck heads home, there’s also another animal in tow.

Out heads little duck again with a cow in tow and then Mother Duck calls, Cluck Cluck Cluck Cluck! There’s chicken pedalling next to duck! As more and more animals head out to play each day, Mother Duck makes more miscalls until the table is becoming very full for dinner, until finally, they all head out to play and Mother Duck belatedly remembers. Quack Quack! Here comes little duck.

The pages of Good Reading have reviewed Katrina Germein’s books many times in the past. She is a such a talented writer for children. Combined with the talents of Danny Snell’s classic illustrations, One Little Duck is another book that is firmly on our favourite’s shelf.

Reviewed by Merle Morcom
Age Guide 1+

About the author

Katrina Germein is a bestselling picture book author whose books have been published around the world. Popular titles include Big Rain Coming and My Dad Thinks He’s Funny, which was Highly Commended in the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards. In 2019 Katrina received a Speech Pathology Book of the Year Award for Let’s Go Strolling. Many of her other stories are CBCA Notable Books. Katrina is an ambassador for Raising Literacy Australia, a Books in Homes Role Model and a Premier’s Reading Challenge Ambassador. She has an energetic dog named Mango and summer is her favourite season.

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