Duck, Duck, Goose?

by Katya Arnold

A goose who envies the attributes of other birds learns to appreciate herself.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Birds, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1997

Reviews

[Heidi-Marie · Rating 1 out of 5]

The message is about being happy with one's self. But the pictures were weird and I thought a bit ugly. The book smelled terrible. The goose exchanging body parts was not only odd but ridiculous and silly and even a little disturbing. While I didn't like the book and will not use it anywhere near the Being Happy Book Time, I did like the last line: And still prettier than a duck!

[Sonia · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book has nothing to do with the kid's game we play as children. This story is about being true to yourself but it was kind of hard to pay attention to that message with the pictures. The pictures were horrible. My student kept remarking on the creepy pictures rather then read this book. We finally made it through with both of us agreeing that we just should never switch body parts like Frankenstein. (If you read this book you would understand.)

[Annie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the message of the book. However I got tired of reading it... (only read it once). I was literally flipping ahead to see how many pages were left so I could be done. I agree with another reviewer that the illustrations were strange.

[Jennifer · Rating 2 out of 5]

The illustrations are so bad they distract from the story. However, I found myself not caring because the story is just creepy. The message is a good one: be happy with how you look. I won't be using this for story time.

[Selene Vasquez · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has a wonderful message which is to be happy with yourself and what you look like. I thought It was a good book to maybe read to children whom are feeling upset with some type of appearence. I do have to agree with the other reviews that the pictures are a little strange but over all its a colorful/creative book.

[Courtney K · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this book, and Bobo thought it was pretty funny as well. I want to make it into a flannel story for storytime.