Little Quack

Little Quack

by Lauren Thompson, Lauren Thompson

Little Quack's brothers and sisters splish, splash, and splosh their way into the pond behind their mama. Will he join his family? Count along and find out in the new Classic Board Book edition of this popular story.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Animals, Counting, Storytime, Mathematics, Birds

32 pages, Board Book

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Karina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Baby board book in Spanish-- Counting a family of ducklings going into the water. Very cute and encouraging to try something even if it seems scary. Mom is here and will help.

[midnightfaerie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I believe this is our first Lauren Thompson book, and we loved it. My preschoolers loved the counting lesson included, and my 5 yr old, who is learning to swim, loved the fear of the water part of it. Myself, I absolutely loved the names of the ducks, Widdle, Waddle, Piddle, Puddle, and Little Quack, and couldn't say them often enough. They were just fun to say! The illustrations helped out a great deal, with each little duckling having a very different and distinct look from his siblings, I particularly liked the one with the mohawk. (My 3 sons just got mohawk hair cuts.) Overall, a fun story, beautiful pictures, and educational. A win win for our family! And it's the first time I've seen beginner addition in such a young readers book. The little pictures at the bottom of the pages of duck being added to duck helped my preschoolers to understand adding. I really liked that. I look forward to reading more Thompson books!

[Reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

A real page turner! I read it forward and back. I kept wondering what Little Quack would do. I won't ruin it for you. Just read it!

[Readasaurus Rex · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think the kids have got me to memorize this book lol

[Karl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simple, and with a little bit of Math.

[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute. I prefer other duck stories, but I can see how this would spin off a series.

[Morton Public Library · Rating 4 out of 5]

Counting book | Ducklings | Courage (appeal terms from NoveList) - Emma

[Marshall · Rating 3 out of 5]

As soon as saw the cover of this book (a gift from a family friend for me to read to my daughter) I was less than thrilled. In fact, I'll go so far as to say that I told myself I'd never read it and regift it for someone desperate for images and words with their newborn.

As much as I hate to admit it, I kinda fell for the story here. Mind you, the story is one in which a mother duck tries to convince her five ducklings to leave their nest and join her in the water. SPOILER ALERT! They all do eventually, and quite honestly how anyone could create a book about that simple act - much less sell mass quantities of it - is beyond me.

They key to reading and enjoying Little Quack is to develop a different voice for each of the ducklings and - most importantly - the mother duck. I use a kind of Vicki Lawrence voice for her - rather deep, motherly, assuring and odd. For Little Quack's two sisters - Widdle and Piddle - I simply use high-pitched voices. The fun comes in with the three brothers: for Waddle, I give him a lispy-but-proud voice; for Puddle, I give him a good ol' boy from middle Georgia voice; and for Little Quack, I give him a pre-pubescent squeal.

This being said: read this book when no other adults are around, or you are in for trouble later on.

The best part of the book is on the fifth spread page after Widdle has jumped into the water. The illustration shows the remaining four ducklings cuddle close in the nest and Little Quack has his hands (wings?) clasped to both sides of his head and his beak is open as if to say "Oh my GAWD!" It's great.

And after reading Little Quack about a hundred times see if you can't get mother duck's constant refrain of "you can do it, I know you can" out of your head. I can't.

[Shaunterria · Rating 3 out of 5]

Phrases to describe Little Quack: silly names, introductory math concepts, adorable illustrations. This is the first book in the Little Quack series of picture books, and his cuteness makes it easy to see why he is so popular. One of a quintet, Little Quack is the last duckling to jump into the water when Mama Duck calls them to the pond. Anchoring a number 5 counting storytime, it worked very well when paired with the Five Little Ducks song. A definite addition for those serving the pre-k set.

[Shawn Deal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Here is the book that begins the adventures of a little duck called little quack. Little quack has great adventures as he explores his world for the first times and many of the adventures are about this little duck coming into contact with something for the first time. A great little series that is wonderfully illustrated. The little duck is fully animated with a Hugh range of facial expressions.

[Sam DuBois · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was a little of everything. There was some simple counting, the vocabulary and over all concept was simple plus there was some repetition in it. This is all perfect for young kids. It made them want to keep reading to see if truly all 5 ducks could join their mother in the water. One by one they went into the water and it created a little bit of suspense.

[Shannon P · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely adore this book! We have a copy that has both English and Spanish in it. Both of my kids have grown up asking me to read it to them in both languages so many days each week until they began reading the English portion and figuring out the Spanish portion as well. We still read this book together after having the copy for about 13 years or so. The story never gets old.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Little Quack and his siblings have gotten too big for the nest and it's time for Mama Duck to introduce them to the big, bold world. Will they be brave enough? Some fun names, some relatable fears, a little bit of counting, and amazing illustrations make this a solid story time choice. It would also make a great flannel board story!

[Hayley Cynthia · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was one of my favorite childhood books! I like that the book includes a small lesson on counting but nothing too difficult. The text and vocabulary is very easy for a young child to follow along. Also, the pictures of the little ducklings are adorable. the story is about a bunch of duckling following their mom, and one of them gets lost.

[E & E’s Mama · Rating 5 out of 5]

A gentle introduction to the math concepts of addition and subtraction through the adorable story of a Mama Duck encouraging each of her five ducklings to hop out of their nest and into the pond. Elliot loved it!

Read-aloud recommendation: Older Toddler and up (a bit long for the very young infant/toddler)

[Lynn Davidson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Little Quack and his four duckling siblings are each encouraged to paddle in the pond with their mother. One by one they feel brave enough, Little Quack being the last one in. This is a sweet story to encourage counting and number identification, with a math equation on page bottoms (eg: duck + duck + duck = 3)
This is in board book format and beautifully illustrated.

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my story time favorites! Mama gently encourages her little ducklings to jump in the pond for the first time, so kids can learn about courage. A “quack-u-later” at the bottom of each double-page spread tracks how many ducklings are in the pond, which also makes this a great selection for storytimes about counting. For ages 3-5.

[Larry Wegman · Rating 1 out of 5]

A learning-to-count book on tape, to accompany the book of pictures, for young toddlers. Not that good, although I'm sure that my judgement is colored by the fact that it's not the book of the same title that was one of my favorites when I was quite young.

[The Christian School Librarian · Rating 4 out of 5]

My Opinion: Cute story!
Theme/Topics: Ducks, Counting 1-5, Family, Growing up, Believing you can learn something new
Clean or Inappropriate: Clean
Age Group: Pre-K and Kindergarten
Kids Response: They started counting with me and telling the ducklings "You can do it"

[Amelia · Rating 4 out of 5]

We love the story, especially since we’ve been singing the duck song a lot lately. Highly recommended for any child! we had the board book version which was very helpful in allowing the babies to be independent with a book without worrying it will rip

[DeNae · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've loved reading this to all of my littles!

[Olivia Eaton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Preschool - Duck and Duckling Storytime

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little repetitive but cute art.

[Emerson and Theodore · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read while waiting for a table at breakfast. Cute counting book and great to practice simple subtraction and addition.

[Mae · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Lee Ann · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this book way too many times and got annoyed with it, but I get why kids love it. 2/5 stars from me.

[Alyssa · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little long, but might work for storytime.

[Olivia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book to introduce counting, addition, moving numbers. The kids love the artwork.

[Charlene · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun to read aloud to 18 month old J.... he chooses it again and again!

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a cute little book and helps children to count.