Moby Duck

by Peter Raymundo

A humorous and kid-friendly tale about a little boy's imagined adventures with his rubber ducky at bathtime.

Moby Duck is lost at sea! His friend Captin Herman is off, facing wild weather and the wilder ocean to find his yellow rubber duck. 

From the author/illustrator of The Mysterious Sea Bunny comes this delightful tale full of adventure and imagination during bath time.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Adventure, Animals, Storytime, Humor

40 pages, Hardcover

Published October 14, 2025

Reviews

[Amanda Brooke · Rating 4 out of 5]

it's hard to say if this book is for a preschooler or the parents who would appreciate the humor, either way, it's adorable

[Terresa Wellborn · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mini Grey's Traction Man Is Here! is the OG; sadly this book feels like a poor rip off, however wry the title. Also not a big fan of the illustrations. YMMV.

Themes: ducks, oceans/seas
Ages: preK-1st grade
Pub year: 2025

[Morgan the Librarian · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a cute book! I loved the way the story was depicted, as the characters are actually just toys in a bathtub with a boy playing pretend. The transitions from the characters to seeing what the kid was doing with them was really well done! I think this will be a fun one for kids.

[Jj · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars
The cover alone is delightful, and this would be a fun title for a storytime about:
*ducks
*bathing/bathtime
*tributes to classic works of English literature in picture books for children

[Annamarie Carlson (she, her)]

Liz you should probably read this one.

[Carol Farrington · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very cute story but be warned it could cause splashes outside the tub! I could see a real kid using their imagination in this same way and doing these same things.

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bathtime ST. A boy plays in the tub with toys as he makes up a story to go with his play. A quick read, with big images and a fund story kids will like. The ending also had a fun little bit.

[Lauren M · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very cute book! I especially loved the juxtaposition between bathtime play and what Herman was imagining!

Very nice illustrations!

[Jessie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A bathtime play story-in-a-story, showing us different levels of what's going on at different times (with some surface-level but fun Moby Dick allusions).

[Caroline · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun bathtime book.

[Cara Byrne · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun book about bath time - with a Melville twist!

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun and silly cute

[Kate M. Colby · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dad picked this book because he's a fan of Moby Dick and thought it looked cute. Jack enjoyed the bath toy's quest to find Moby Duck, the duck and whale, and all the splashing. It's fun and clever.

[Alyssa Gudenburr · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was laughing so hard reading this. Such a fun bathtime adventure! A little on the longer side so better for lower elementary children.