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Whatta Weird World #1
A Ducky Cure For The Hiccups
Includes a FREE, professionally crafted audio book. Look for the link inside!
During the day, Amanda Grace has a bedroom like any other little girl, with a bed and a desk and a shelf where she keeps her favorite books. But during the night, when everyone's asleep, her room transforms into a dream Adventure Castle with butterfly pictures on its pink walls... and lots of exciting goings-on all around.
The Castle stands in a park, and through that park run magic adventure roads: the blue road, the yellow road, the glittery pink road... which one will Amanda Grace travel this time?
Come visit the Castle and see if Amanda Grace and her pet duck Sam can cure a man who's been hiccuping for the last sixty-eight years!
Beautifully illustrated by Melissa Bailey.
During the day, Amanda Grace has a bedroom like any other little girl, with a bed and a desk and a shelf where she keeps her favorite books. But during the night, when everyone's asleep, her room transforms into a dream Adventure Castle with butterfly pictures on its pink walls... and lots of exciting goings-on all around.
The Castle stands in a park, and through that park run magic adventure roads: the blue road, the yellow road, the glittery pink road... which one will Amanda Grace travel this time?
Come visit the Castle and see if Amanda Grace and her pet duck Sam can cure a man who's been hiccuping for the last sixty-eight years!
Beautifully illustrated by Melissa Bailey.
- GenresFantasy
30 pages, Unknown Binding
First published July 28, 2013
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September 4, 2013
This is a delightful children's book. It is cleverly illustrated and the pictures compliment the story well. For the early readers this would make a wonderful first chapter book.
Because I am a day care teacher, I just had to read this book aloud. I know that for older children, and by older I mean four and five year olds, with a longer attention span will love the opportunity to help with the sound effects. This is definitely a book I would choose for my day care centre.
I received this book for free in exchange for providing and honest review.
Because I am a day care teacher, I just had to read this book aloud. I know that for older children, and by older I mean four and five year olds, with a longer attention span will love the opportunity to help with the sound effects. This is definitely a book I would choose for my day care centre.
I received this book for free in exchange for providing and honest review.
October 2, 2013
A very cute kids book! Also as a bonus, you can listen to the book while reading it.
August 11, 2016
This is the first book in the Whatta World series, A Ducky Cure for Hiccups. All the books in the series revolve around crazy but true facts in America: A pig who can multiply; a law saying ducks can't ride on a person's head when crossing the state line (Book 2); how the Teddy Bear got it's name (Book 3), and this first book, Charlie Osborne and his 68-year hiccup problem. Can you even imagine that?
Amanda Grace is an 8-year-old girl with curly red hair that has a mind all its own and purple glasses that sit on her freckled nose. She has a pet duck named Samantha, nicknamed Sam, that sits on her head and goes everywhere she goes. Her stuffed koala bear, named Kwali, hitches a ride and off they go.
After mom tucks her in one night and says goodnight Amanda gets an itch... an itch for an adventure. The three amigos travel to a magic castle where brilliant coloured, distant roads call them forth. They make a choice to follow the red road and along the way they meet a friendly older man with a cane. He reveals to them that he has had the hiccups for 68 years... Oh my! Amanda Grace and Sam try their best to conjure up cures to get rid of those pesky, bothersome things but nothing seems to work until Sam comes up with a brilliant idea. Will it work? Will Charlie be set free? The fun surprise twist at the end will have your child giggling I'm sure.
This is a charming children's book and the illustrations are kid-friendly and fun. It would be perfect for beginning readers as it is broken up into short chapters. The best thing for me was the fact that there actually was a man named Charlie Osburne who was riddled with this malady for 68 years. Who knew? The educational elements that these stories are spun around makes the book even more appealing to parents, teachers and caregivers. A section at the end of the book entitled, "It's Really True" state the true facts which gives validity to the delightful tale. I highly recommend this book and this series. Awesome!
Amanda Grace is an 8-year-old girl with curly red hair that has a mind all its own and purple glasses that sit on her freckled nose. She has a pet duck named Samantha, nicknamed Sam, that sits on her head and goes everywhere she goes. Her stuffed koala bear, named Kwali, hitches a ride and off they go.
After mom tucks her in one night and says goodnight Amanda gets an itch... an itch for an adventure. The three amigos travel to a magic castle where brilliant coloured, distant roads call them forth. They make a choice to follow the red road and along the way they meet a friendly older man with a cane. He reveals to them that he has had the hiccups for 68 years... Oh my! Amanda Grace and Sam try their best to conjure up cures to get rid of those pesky, bothersome things but nothing seems to work until Sam comes up with a brilliant idea. Will it work? Will Charlie be set free? The fun surprise twist at the end will have your child giggling I'm sure.
This is a charming children's book and the illustrations are kid-friendly and fun. It would be perfect for beginning readers as it is broken up into short chapters. The best thing for me was the fact that there actually was a man named Charlie Osburne who was riddled with this malady for 68 years. Who knew? The educational elements that these stories are spun around makes the book even more appealing to parents, teachers and caregivers. A section at the end of the book entitled, "It's Really True" state the true facts which gives validity to the delightful tale. I highly recommend this book and this series. Awesome!
October 28, 2016
I love this story as much as my son does! Even though this is a children magical adventure story, I love the author's effort in inserting real facts into the story, like most male ducks do not quack.
It's interesting to have a duck as a pet and Sam (the female duck) seems to be very useful in curing the hiccups of the poor old man in the story. My son particularly love the phrases when Amanda Grace making her wish and for me, I'm surprised to read about the reference in the story to one of my favorite Japanese cartoon - Spirited Away!
Thanks to the author for providing me a complimentary copy in exchange of my honest review.
It's interesting to have a duck as a pet and Sam (the female duck) seems to be very useful in curing the hiccups of the poor old man in the story. My son particularly love the phrases when Amanda Grace making her wish and for me, I'm surprised to read about the reference in the story to one of my favorite Japanese cartoon - Spirited Away!
Thanks to the author for providing me a complimentary copy in exchange of my honest review.
May 19, 2015
This is a cute little chapter book with humor.
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