Do Like a Duck Does!

by Judy Hindley, Ivan Bates (Illustrator)

"Story hour alert! Here’s a book with a clever premise, a bouncy text, and sunny, funny pictures. . . . Supremely satisfying." — Booklist (starred review) Mama Duck has a good hunch that the big brown creature waddling behind her babies is no duck! As the foxy impostor sneaks closer and closer to Mama Duck’s trailing brood, little ones will delight in shouting out his identity. Infectious rhythms and fresh, expressive watercolors liven up the pursuit, which ends when Mama Duck confronts the villain, beak to snout, and beats him at his own game.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Childrens, Storytime, Fiction, Birds, Family

40 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 2002

About the author

Judy Hindley, who has written more than fifty books for children, has a special knack for capturing the language and subjects that delight preschoolers. Among her books are THE BIG RED BUS, THE PERFECT LITTLE MONSTER, and THE BEST THING ABOUT A PUPPY. She is also the author of the immensely popular EYES, NOSE, FINGERS, AND TOES and DO LIKE A DUCK DOES.

Reviews

[Sunday · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rhyming text

[Abby · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute and on brand with my 12 month olds current love of “quack quacks” but I wish the fox had been nice and become part of the flock!

[H. Givens · Rating 3 out of 5]

The fox is the villain, but it's very cute art and plot. The rhythm is more complex than some basic rhymes, but it'd be a delightful interactive read-aloud.

[Sara Stelmach · Rating 4 out of 5]

The picture story book “Do like a Duck Does” by Judy Hindley is a silly story about fox trying to disguise himself as a duckling. The mama has to keep the fox away so he will not eat her ducklings. The mama duck can tell it is a fox because he obviously can’t do everything the ducklings do. The book also repeats phrases like “quack” and “plop.” These sound effects make it super fun to read. I would definitely recommend this book to read allowed. Especially, because children will try to help the mama find the fox so it does not get to the duckling. The illustrations are done by Ivan Bates. This storybook has big pictures so even if the child cannot read they can follow along with the story. Bates also uses a lot of texture in this illustrations which makes them lifelike. I would definitely recommend this book for a preschool or kindergarten classroom for read aloud. Students would interact with the reader and be able to follow along easily because of the big pictures.

[Alexis Fritz]

Do like a duck is about a mama duck and her 5 ducklings. They are waddling when a stranger approaches them. The mama duck asked him if he was a duck and he lied and said "yes". The mama knew he wasn't one, but went along with it. As the mama, 5 ducklings, and fox went along their journey, she had him do what they were doing. Head up, tail up, toes pointing out, and quacking. The fix kept getting closer to the ducklings to eat them, and each time the mama duck noticed she diverted him to either the muck or the water to prove that he isn't a duck. At the end, the fox wet home because he wasn't a duck and couldn't keep up the lie that he was telling.

This book bolds the action verbs, for example "flop", "quack", and "pop". I would use this book as a small lesson on action verbs, so the kids can visualize the action.

[Makenzie F · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a cute short story about a smart mama duck and a sneaky fox. The fox looks hungry and trying to trick he tells mama duck that he is a duck too. The mama duck put him to the test and goes through everything a duck does. This works to get the fox to go away when the fox tries to swim but instead sinks. The illustration is full of pastels. The background is full of greenery to help set the mood and atmosphere. The characters follow the same with pastels and browns coloring their feathers.
This book is great for all reading ages. The book can bring up many questions that would be great for readers responses. The students can even come up with why the fox was following the ducks in the first place.

[Sarah Riney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Do Like a Duck Does
by Judy Hindley
Do Like a Duck Does is a children's book about a family of ducks and a fox. Throughout the book the fox is trying to convince the ducks that he is one of them. The momma duck knows better though and puts him through a series of test that consists of making him waddle in the mud, eat bugs, and swim underwater. This book is great for kids. It is suspenseful and fun. I read this book to a group of children at the day care and they were giggling and shouting "he's not a duck". The kids loved it and enjoyed listening to it. The illustrations also helped tell the story. Showing emotions that can not be portrayed through words.

[Jhana · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a really fun and silly book that children in preschool and kindergarten would enjoy. This book is about a Mama duck leading her five ducklings. Along the way, a fox creeps up behind them and tries to pretend to be a duckling, and the Mama duckling has to try and keep the fox from eating her ducklings. This was a really fun book to read aloud because of the repetition of the sound words, rhyming, and the watercolor illustrations. This would be a perfect book to read aloud to students because the illustrations take up the entire page.

[Dana Thomas · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the illustrations in this book.

I'm a bit disappointed, for some reason, that the mama duck doesn't know that the "stranger" pretending to be a duck is, in fact, a fox.

Also, when I'm reading a book of this level, I expect to be able to rhyme my way through. It showed glimmers of phrases rhyming but, then the next phrase wouldn't fit the rhetoric. Either rhyme or don't, not land in the middle.

[Jenna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kustannus Mäkelän taattua laatua; suloisia eläinhahmoja piirrettynä pehmeällä tyylillä, maalaiselämän idylliä ja hauskaa riimittelyä. Vuosituhannen alun näkee piirtojäljestä; tänä vuonna kustannettuihin Mäkelän kirjoihin verrattuna tässä kuvituksessa on ihanaa pyöreyttä ja hahmot vaikuttavat huomattavasti elävämmiltä.

[Liz Thompson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Judy Hindley wrote this story about a mama duck protecting her babies from a fox. This story had great rhyme and rhythm which would be great to read before a poetry lesson. I think that watercolor illustrations work great with the story. The fox really sticks out from the pages. Overall this was a cute story and would be a fun read for kids ranging from grades K-3.

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fox tries to convince a mother duck that he's a fellow duck, but after trying to do what she and her ducklings do, he fails the final test when he can't swim. I asked my four-year-old to tell me what emotions the characters were exhibiting since the illustrations did job of capturing looks of slyness, suspicion, and vindication.

[Emily Carlyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

A big scary-hairy brown duck? Can Fox really trick Momma Duck into thinking that he's a Duck? She takes him through some trials to see: mud, quacking, and swimming! But, where's that scary-hairy stranger after the expedition in the pond???

[Anna · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's about a fox trying to trick the duck to think the fox is a duck. The fox tries to act like duck throughout the story. The illustrations are cute and the preschoolers enjoyed this book, but I didn't like repeating "do like a duck does".

[Jamie Bills · Rating 5 out of 5]

Do Like a Duck Does is an enjoyable read. I like the rhythm of the story and it is one I will grab often when my girls ask me to read to them. The fox is a pretty funny character as he tries to outwit Mama Duck. Despite his best efforts, Mama comes out on top. Cute illustrations. Cute story.

[Liz · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a cute book. There is a story about the protection of a momma duck, and there are some cute sounds and waddling opportunities for interaction. It can be used for story time.

[Alyssa · Rating 3 out of 5]

So cute! Perfect for storytime!

[Milton Louie · Rating 4 out of 5]

The fox could not fool mama duck. B

[Tracy Schillemore · Rating 3 out of 5]

The best part about this book is that there are some sound effects you can do.

[Nichole · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fox as trickster book where the fox is unsuccessful.

[Yuvna Aggarwal · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very Funny

[Kaylynn Johnsen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Even when he does like a duck does the fox can't outfox Mama Duck.

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book starts out more strongly than it ends, but overall I enjoyed it.

[Nancy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lesson Learned - DO NOT MESS WITH MOMS!

[Zazie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This books started off cool but ended badly for me and I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would. I did like the pictures, though.

[Deidre A. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I feel like this book was incorrectly labeled for AR. There were a lot of harder words making this a much longer read. Cute story line.

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

*4.75

[Lenore · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mama Duck has a good hunch that the big brown creature waddling behind her babies is no duck! As the foxy impostor sneaks closer and closer to Mama Duck’s trailing brood, little ones will delight in shouting out his identity. Infectious rhythms and fresh, expressive watercolors liven up the pursuit, which ends when Mama Duck confronts the villain, beak to snout, and beats him at his own game.

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun little story with a good rhythm.

[Katherine Franklin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Do like a Duck Does! by Judy Hindley is a book I would recommend for teacher to read to student ages 2-6. From the beginning this book caught my attention from the cover. The fun colorful text and the fox on the front. It w=make you want to jump in and see what is going to happen from there being a fox on the front cover and the title talking about a duck. The illustration was beautiful. You can see the brush strokes of the animals and everything in the book. The colors complemented each other and truly would keep a child engaged. With the rhyme of the words I could not get enough of following the relationship between the fox in the duck. Overall I would 100% read this to my students when I become a teacher.