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Chronicle Books
May 2009
On Sale: May 11, 2009
40 pages
ISBN: 0811868656
EAN: 9780811868655
Hardcover
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How cute is this? Really, really cute. Some readers may know the visual puzzle that makes the same line drawing look like a rabbit or a duck, depending on how you squint; this book is even funnier (and a little disorienting) if youβre meeting Duck/Rabbit for the first time. But even those familiar with how ears can turn into a beak will get a kick out of the way Rosenthal and Lichtenheld move the concept forward. The offstage narrators see something interesting: βHey, look! A duck!β βThatβs not a duck. Thatβs a rabbit!β Then the back and forth begins, with the duck quacking while the rabbit is sniffing, the duck eating bread, the rabbit munching a carrot. In the most clever spread, readers turn the book vertically to see the duck getting a drink of water, while the rabbit cools its ears. The simple art is reminiscent of Eric Rohmannβs work and will appeal to the same audience. Despite the story basically being one joke, the clever tone and the amusing pictures (rendered in ink, watercolor, βand a wee bit of colored pencilβ) never let it feel that way. The clever ending might inspire kids (and parents) to create their own artistic twofers.
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