Little White Duck

by Bernard Zaritzky, Joan Paley (Illustrator)

Quack, buzz, glug, and hiss along to this beloved song, brought to life in picture book form by artist Joan Paley. Musical notation is included. Full color.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Storytime, Music, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2000

Reviews

[Ms. Shoshana]

Another great book to sing at story time. Bright, large pictures! I saw at least one mom singing along.

[Katie Fitzgerald · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love this book! The big bold illustrations held my two-month-old's attention through several readings.

[Sylvester (Taking a break in 2023) · Rating 4 out of 5]

2* art
4* song

We love story-book songs. This is a great one. The illustrations aren't my favorite - Squirt always turns the book up-side-down when we get to the swimming bug???

[Cosette · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect read aloud book. Guitar chords are easy. Made for an eventful story time.

[Tara Pinelli · Rating 5 out of 5]

1.) No awards
2.) Appropriate grade levels: Preschool-1st grade
3.) Original 3 line summary: This song book introduces five characters; a mouse, duck, frog, bug, and snake. The mouse is the 'narrator' of the story/song. Each character is happy swimming in the water until the red snake comes along and eats the bug.
4.) Original 3 line review: I thought this was a simple and colorful song book. I also liked how the author introduces different creatures on each page. I thought that this would be a great song book being that the words rhyme and could be easy to memorize.
5.) One in class use would be getting students to do a whole class sing along to this book.

[Kitty · Rating 4 out of 5]

We always enjoy a book we can sing along to. Unfortunately, the board book version of this book ends on a very dark note- everyone has gone away, there's nobody left, boo, hoo, hoo. I'm fine with things being eaten or scared away, but this book really rubs it in. I think the picture book version is the one we read in storytime from the library and that one has a more satisfactory conclusion.

[Natasha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Any picture book that can be sung with a familiar tune (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y57RW...) while looking at the pictures is a great find for the current toddler age (20 months). This one sometimes get abbreviated when the toddler does't have patience for all the verses.

[Theresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Little White Duck (Hardcover)
by Walt Whippo
Using music to tell as story this book builds on senses and learning with rhyme and musical qualities

[Miss Kelly · Rating 1 out of 5]

Maybe if we knew the song it would be better?

[Kimberly]

Sing-along book to the song. 1 sentence or phrase per page. Big illustrations and easy to see for storytimes.

[J · Rating 4 out of 5]

A colorful book that you can sing.

[Asho · Rating 4 out of 5]

My two-year-old really enjoyed this one! I remembered the Raffi version of this song so was able to sing the book instead of read it. My husband just reads it, and my son still seems to enjoy it that way, too. I do find it disturbing that the snake eats the bug, but I overthink this stuff. My kiddo doesn't really get it (and for kids that do, there is a final page that shows all of the animals taking a bow on a stage, making it clear that everyone was in a play and the snake only pretended to eat the bug). When we read this S likes to say "Kick, kick, kick!" every time we get to the picture of the frog swimming, and he points to the mouse with the guitar and says "Sing! Sing!" Lots of opportunity for interaction here.

[Ccl Children's · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun story for spring. The actions of the little white duck, little green frog, little black bug, and little red snake are all narrated by a guitar strumming little brown mouse. The illustrations are bright and clear. The CD Burl Ives sings Little White Duck makes a great accompaniment--I was singing "Little White Duck" to myself all week long! --ML

Find it in our catalog: http://catalog.ccls.org/search~S1?/tL...

...and sing along with Burl Ives!: http://catalog.ccls.org/search~S1?/tL...

[Whitney Strickland · Rating 5 out of 5]

"There's a little green frog swimming in the water, a little green frog doing what she oughter..." This is just a portion of this great sing along book. The book is adorable and offers many opportunities to teach children how to read with expression. The flow of the story allows children to join in and can be used for large read aloud as well in a small group. This is a great book to have on an expression or fluency shelf.

[Jillian Menendez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved by all children! this is such a great book to use for interacting with young children. It can be read or sang and children love acting out the parts of the animals. It has a catch tune and children love to shout out the noises the animals make. I think this is a good book to use on younger children in preschool and maybe kindergarten. The pictures are illustrated beautifully and the colors really draw in the children's eyes.

[Peggy Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful illustrations. But, at our house, well-loved because it's a "singing" book:
There's a little white duck, sitting in the water
A little white duck, doing what he oughter
He took a bite of a lily pad
Flapped his wings and he said "I'm glad
I'm a little white duck sitting in the water
Quack, Quack, Quack."
Etc...

[AnnaBnana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute picture book about animals floating on the water. There's a good chance for participation with this one--the animals have to make noises, after all! Plus, it actually can be done as a book in song--there's sheet music for the text at the beginning and the song has been recorded by lots of folks, including Raffi.

[June · Rating 3 out of 5]

I used the story and then played the song, since repetition is good for the younger ages. 5/16/12

Used with a baby for PJ Time. The bold illustrations seemed to hold his attention. 5/11/15

Might have to move this up to a 3.5 in Lap Time, the illustrations seem to hold their attention and the song goes well after...

[Wendy Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

You can't help but sing along to this book, and this makes it perfect for teaching phonological awareness. The tune is familiar to most people, and the kids (ages new born through 3 years old) like to hear you sing it. I also like the ending. It shows all of the animals bowing on stages (alive and well)!!

[Julie McElhaney · Rating 5 out of 5]

Download Burle Ives version of the song and play along with this book. Or, just sing it yourself. This is one of my all time favorites! I must have had the album when I was little and the book has such cute illustrations.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bold and fun pictures accompany the children's song "The Little White Duck." Paley presents the story as a play starring the Little White Duck, the Little Green Frog and friend. A fun read (or sing) along, with animal noises. It would also be fun to stage a pre-school version.

[Vicki · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun book about life at the pond. I made flannel board pieces to use with this book, as I sang the words. If you are not familiar with the tune, check it out on Youtube. The kids seemed to enjoy the book.

[Anastasia Tuckness · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a great picture book version of Walt Whippo's song. The illustrations are large and colorful, and the sound words (Buzz Buzz, Hiss Hiss) are drawn in large colorful letters that pop out. Looking forward to reading this for Fantastic Frogs next week!

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a vibrantly illustrated picture book version of the popular folk song sung in the past by Burl Ives and later by Raffi. The cumulative rhyming with the large colorful double spread colleges will make this a lively read aloud for preschoolers.

[Jo · Rating 5 out of 5]

M loves this book!

[Teri · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is another book we LOVE to sing. It's a special favorite of mine because I loved this song as a child.

[Tanya Wadley · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is such a darling book for young children... I wasn't familiar with the music... but the score/words are in the front of the book. It was fun to sing/read.

[Edna · Rating 4 out of 5]

A mouse with a guitar sings the lyrics to this book about a little white duck who bites a lily pad and starts a chain of events with the other pond animals.

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sang this one and the kids loved it.

[Paula · Rating 4 out of 5]

The notes for the song are in the front of the book. It could be shortened by just using 2 or three animals
Based on the song of the same title, a little white duck causes a commotion in its pond.