One Odd Duck

by Sally Huss

When an odd duck, which looks very much like a bunny, pops out of a shell in Mother Duck’s nest, she is astonished but not put off. “Not to worry,” says Mother Duck. “He’ll grown into a fine feathered duck when he grows up!”

This is her explanation for all the other oddities she discovers: he can’t swim; he has fur where feathers should be; he likes fruits and vegetables rather than worms; he has whiskers; and he hops instead of walks.

When he grows up, he still can’t do any of the things a duck can do. But, he can do one thing very well – dye eggs!

Proud of her odd duck of a son, Mother duck realizes that not everyone is like every other one. Their talents might lay hidden inside of their dreams. Yet everyone is worthy of dreams it now seems.



Charming, delightful rhyming words tell this tale, accompanied by bouncy, bright and happy images.

Over 30 delightful illustrations.

If you like the books of Dr. Seuss, Mo Willems, Sandra Boynton, Suzy Spafford, Jane O’Connor, the Berenstains, Felicia Bond, Laura Numeroff, and P.D. Eastman, you will love ONE ODD DUCK.

Be sure to take a peek at The Monkey Who Couldn’t Make Up His Mind, another charming, rhyming book by Sally Huss.

43 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 9, 2017

About the author

For years I have wanted to do what I am doing now -- writing and illustrating my children's books. Electronic drawing pads and e-books have made it possible for me to create and publish my own books -- and do so in quantity. In the past, Harcourt Brace, Ten Speed Press, Thomas Nelson had only published a few.

The books were always squeezed in between art I needed to do to fill 26 Sally Huss Galleries (my degree was from USC in Fine Art); and licensing demands for clothing, greeting cards (American Greetings), purses, bibs, dinnerware, wallpaper; and the daily King Features Syndicated inspirational panel I do for newspapers called Happy Musings.

Through the years my art and writings have found their way into homes from Hollywood to The White House and perhaps even your house or your mother's.

Along with art, I have had a long history with tennis. In fact I was raised to be a champion (U.S. Junior and Wimbledon Champion, then a semi-finalist in the women's division at Wimbledonin singles and doubles). Later I became one of the top senior players in the country. This experience lead to my writing and illustrating a couple of books on the game -- EIGHT GOLDEN RULES FOR HOW TO PLAY YOUR BEST TENNIS (endorsed by Billie Jean King, Mary Carrillo, Dick Enberg, etc.) and LOVE LADIES LEAGUE TENNIS.

I mostly read the books of the French Philosopher Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov. For me, these present the clearest and most practical explanation of life and man's structure in it that I've come across. These light-filled pages send my heart soaring and give me food for my present work.

Presently I write, illustrate and paint in my Solana Beach, California studio where I live with my husband Marv. I also still play a bit of tennis and walk the beach daily.

Reviews

[Dede Janzen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is cute about a duck that finds an Easter egg and puts it with the rest of her eggs until it hatches and out comes a bunny. The momma duck loves it like her own even though he is "different" from her other ducklings. The bunny doesn't make a sound, the ducks quack. The bunny hops instead of waddling. The bunny sinks instead of swims. The bunny has fur instead of feathers. The momma duck feels he will learn all those things when he is older. The bunny then learns to dye Easter eggs. The hens give him more to dye and they all ask for the bunny to be their very own Easter bunny. The illustrations are super cute and the message the book gives to kids is it is ok to be different. LOVED IT and so did my three year old daughter.

[Susan Orr · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easter story

A mother duck finds an unusual egg and accepts it as her own. A very adorable story about finding and accepting your own uniqueness.