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Peep!
PEEP! A duckling attaches itself to the first thing it sees—a warmhearted young boy—in this charming book about friendship and change.
The duckling follows the boy home, and soon the two are inseparable. But the duckling is growing up. And one day...QUACK! A flock of ducks flies by, and the boy realizes with a great pang of sorrow that his friend will have to return to live among its own kind. A heartwarming twist ending adds to the delight.
Kevin Luthardt's deceptively simple story features charming, colorful illustrations along with humor, emotion, and limited text to tell a special tale of friendship, change, and the importance of learning to let go of something you love.
The duckling follows the boy home, and soon the two are inseparable. But the duckling is growing up. And one day...QUACK! A flock of ducks flies by, and the boy realizes with a great pang of sorrow that his friend will have to return to live among its own kind. A heartwarming twist ending adds to the delight.
Kevin Luthardt's deceptively simple story features charming, colorful illustrations along with humor, emotion, and limited text to tell a special tale of friendship, change, and the importance of learning to let go of something you love.
36 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2003
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July 14, 2010
This book has the word 'peep' 32 times, and the word 'quack' 44 times. And that's pretty much it.
This book is now hidden away, since I think I'll lose it if I ever have to read out loud again. Extra star for the illustrations, though.
This book is now hidden away, since I think I'll lose it if I ever have to read out loud again. Extra star for the illustrations, though.
September 5, 2020
This nearly wordless board book follows the early life of a duckling who follows a little boy home after hatching from an egg. The artwork is more muted and subtle than what I typically like in a board book, and the plot is nothing new, but my almost-3-year-old daughter likes it because the story is new to her and she can basically read the book to herself.
April 7, 2012
Peep! by Kevin Luthardt is the tale of a duckling who mistakens a boy for his mother.
Luthardt's expressive illustrations tell the bulk of this story. My favorite images are kicking can, hatching, brought home, soccer, Quack, It's time, bye, and last three pictures.
Using less than ten words, though peep and quack are repeated often, Luthardt tells a story strong on sequence, emotions, and inference, using humor and sensitivity. The happy ending twist will please many.
For ages 3 to 7, animals, friendship, independent-reading, infering, comprehension, read-aloud, emotions, onomatopoeia, and fans of Kevin Luthardt.
Luthardt's expressive illustrations tell the bulk of this story. My favorite images are kicking can, hatching, brought home, soccer, Quack, It's time, bye, and last three pictures.
Using less than ten words, though peep and quack are repeated often, Luthardt tells a story strong on sequence, emotions, and inference, using humor and sensitivity. The happy ending twist will please many.
For ages 3 to 7, animals, friendship, independent-reading, infering, comprehension, read-aloud, emotions, onomatopoeia, and fans of Kevin Luthardt.
June 29, 2009
Fun, expressive illustrations tell this story of a young boy who adopts a lost duckling, only to have to release it into the wild eventually. The joys and sorrows of loving something you have to set free are told with sensitivity and humor--and there is a surprise happy ending!
April 15, 2014
The illustrations are very cute. A boy is followed home by a peeping duckling. The only words in the story are "peep", "quack" and "It's time" when the duckling should go back to the flock of ducks. So much is said with no explanation!
October 14, 2020
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PEEP! is a board book that relies on illustrations to tell a story. A duckling hatches and sees a boy right away. He follows the boy home, even though he tells the duckling to stay. They play together and have lots of fun, until one day it is time to take the duckling back to the duck pond. The boy is sad, missing the duck until he hears some mewing from behind a tree. Soon, the kitten is following him home.
What I loved: This is a story that the reader interprets for themselves. If the pages have words, they are often peep or quack, and the story really happens through the illustrations. A lot can be conveyed just through the illustrations, and this board book has appeal for children who like to interpret the story for themselves.
What left me wanting more: This book can be a bit more challenging for toddlers, who prefer a solid storyline. The basics are conveyed, but it leaves a lot to be questioned and interpreted. It's not a fun book to read aloud for this reason and because most of the words are just sounds, so it doesn't have that roll-of-the-tongue story feel. The illustrations are just OK but they definitely have their own style to them, which will appeal to some more than others.
Final verdict: PEEP! is a board book that will suit children who like to explore stories by themselves with the focus on illustrations and a simple storyline to follow.
Please note that I received a review copy. All opinions are my own.
PEEP! is a board book that relies on illustrations to tell a story. A duckling hatches and sees a boy right away. He follows the boy home, even though he tells the duckling to stay. They play together and have lots of fun, until one day it is time to take the duckling back to the duck pond. The boy is sad, missing the duck until he hears some mewing from behind a tree. Soon, the kitten is following him home.
What I loved: This is a story that the reader interprets for themselves. If the pages have words, they are often peep or quack, and the story really happens through the illustrations. A lot can be conveyed just through the illustrations, and this board book has appeal for children who like to interpret the story for themselves.
What left me wanting more: This book can be a bit more challenging for toddlers, who prefer a solid storyline. The basics are conveyed, but it leaves a lot to be questioned and interpreted. It's not a fun book to read aloud for this reason and because most of the words are just sounds, so it doesn't have that roll-of-the-tongue story feel. The illustrations are just OK but they definitely have their own style to them, which will appeal to some more than others.
Final verdict: PEEP! is a board book that will suit children who like to explore stories by themselves with the focus on illustrations and a simple storyline to follow.
Please note that I received a review copy. All opinions are my own.
February 8, 2021
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February 27, 2021
This children's book is awful. As someone else said in a review, the extra star is for the illustration. It is well done in that department.
June 14, 2021
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Hello, friends! Our book today is Peep! by Kevin Luthardt, a sweet board book about friendship and growing up.
As a little boy wanders through a park, he happens upon a hatching egg (“CRAAAACK!”), out of which emerges a tiny yellow duckling, who immediately lets loose an eager, “Peep!”. Though the boy commands the newborn creature to stay, the baby duck does not, following its new friend all the way home. Seeing how attached the boy and duckling have become, the boy’s parents allow the little one to stay. Seasons pass and the duckling grows, until the fateful day that boy and bird observe a flock of ducks flying past, and the “peeps” of the yellow duckling are suddenly replaced by a definitive, “Quack!”.
Simple yet sweet. Told primarily through pictures, with the exception of mostly monosyllabic phrases and onomatopoeia, this gentle story is a classic that has been done before but with equal affection. While parts of the narrative do feel a little rushed – for instance, more time spent establishing the boy and duckling’s bond would have been welcome – the sentimental outcome and playful button of the story leave the reader satisfied. The artwork is muted yet fits the story well, and a focus on color and expression do a great job of carrying the narrative where text does not. The length is perfect for even the youngest reader, and JJ enjoyed the repetition of sounds and the adorable duckling. A short yet charming read, and we recommend it. Baby Bookworm approved!
(Note: A copy of this book was provided to The Baby Bookworm by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.)
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March 25, 2012
I loved this book and I loved it better because it had NO WORDS in it besides the words "peep" and "quack". Yes, I had to use this book in helping to teach my class on how to tell a story from a WORDLESS book but it woke up my imaginative juices. I hadn't used my imaginative powers since I was 4 or 5 years old when I had an imaginary friend (I sadly confess). But what I loved it about it, aside from the comical illustrations, is that each picture could another YOU want it to say. I knew it was a book about a baby duck being attached to this young boy and the young boy being attached to this baby duck until the young boy brings him to a place where he belongs but the dialogue, I made up, the names in the book I made up. I even asked the class I was reading the book to, to help me give the duck a name, and they named him "Fred". Even though the author orchestrated this book to tell a story, he gave me, parents and young children learning to read, the liberty to create our own dialogue and version of how we think the story should be told. If you come across a wordless book with that mindset, there will always be a "story" or "words" to read from off each page of the book.
CREATIVE EXPERIENCE:
I would love to hear a child tell a story from just pictures. I thought about just printing 4 -6 pictures from this book, and give each child a picture. I would go around to each child to tell me what they think is going on in the picture and with their responses, create a story to re-tell to them about those pictures. A mini-story within a story.
CREATIVE EXPERIENCE:
I would love to hear a child tell a story from just pictures. I thought about just printing 4 -6 pictures from this book, and give each child a picture. I would go around to each child to tell me what they think is going on in the picture and with their responses, create a story to re-tell to them about those pictures. A mini-story within a story.
May 16, 2016
This book talks about a little boy who found a baby duckling in the street, and he decided to care of the duckling. However, the duckling being to grow, and he want to live with the other ducks in the pond. Therefore, at the end, the little boy decided to free duck. Nevertheless, the little boy ended up finding a new friend. This book is amazing. I believe many children can become identify with the main character because they want to have a pet too. This book doesn't have many words; however, the illustrations can help the readers to understand the book. I really recommend this book for children from preschool up to second grade.
March 26, 2012
I think that this book is such a cute little book for children. It is a great picture book where you can imagine what you would think the book would say. It is a good book for children to try to learn how to read expressions and body language.
Activity Extension: Have a class discussion with the children about times when they felt alone and sad and then when they felt happy. Out of paper plates, make sad, mad and happy faces for each child. At group time everyday, the children can hold up how they are feeling that day, and let them talk about it if they would like.
Activity Extension: Have a class discussion with the children about times when they felt alone and sad and then when they felt happy. Out of paper plates, make sad, mad and happy faces for each child. At group time everyday, the children can hold up how they are feeling that day, and let them talk about it if they would like.
April 14, 2012
What a GREAT picture book!! The only words in this fascinating book are "PeeP" and "Quack". You don't need words to figure out what is happening on each page. This book would be great for teaching predicting and sequencing. I would pick one student for each page and ask them "what do you think is happening on this page?" and "what do you think will happen next". This book also deals with the emotions and teachers can easily ask student to draw about how the little boy felt when the "peeps" turned into "quacks".
January 17, 2013
The illustrations were sweet in this sparsely-worded book. I appreciated that the little boy took such good care of the lost duckling. What bothered me was that neither the text nor the pictures make clear if this is supposed to be a wild or domestic duck (he doesn't have the coloring of a wild duck). When the duck grows up, the family releases him into the wild. While this would be the proper thing to do with a wild duck, it is terrible for a domestic one. I wish the book would have made this more clear.
September 12, 2013
Not a big fan of books with no words, however there are inspiring words like Peep, Quack, Mew get really old really fast. In fact I was reading this out loud and a patron (a grandma) said "Is this book for an 18 month year old." I couldn't respond. I don't know. I don't love wordless books. So if you want to fill in the blacks the pictures depict a boy who finds an egg...the egg hatches, the duck follows the boy around like a lost puppy dog, and then it is time to let him go live in the pond...and then he finds a new friend.... (spoiler it is a cat)
October 21, 2009
When a young boy witnesses a baby duck hatch from its egg...it says 'PEEP'. The baby duck continues to follow him everywhere until his parents decide its time to let the baby duck join the duck pond. The boy is sad until another creature starts to follow him home. Mew, Mew! can you guess what it is?
A nearly workless picture book with cute, colorful illustrations.
Used for "Feathered Friends" storytime-October, 2009.
A nearly workless picture book with cute, colorful illustrations.
Used for "Feathered Friends" storytime-October, 2009.
February 23, 2009
this book has great illustrations and a fabulous story line. All the words are spoken by animals and there are only a few words throughout the book but it is a powerful story. This book emphasizes shape and strong colors and would be good for preschool thru second grade. This book deals with sharing so it would be a great use to any classroom!
October 26, 2010
This picture book illustrates a heartwarming story about a baby duck that pops out of its shell and attaches itself to the first thing it sees- a little boy. The two become very attached and best of friends. This book can be used for inferring. The students can come up one by one and tell the class what they notice is happening in the book and why they think that.
December 6, 2010
This book could be read by Pre-K and Kindergarten students as well as ELLs. Because of text in this book, it would be good for teaching inferring. Although there isn't many words, the picturs are colorful.
October 18, 2010
This is a cute story about a boy who finds a baby duck that follows him around until he is old enough to join other ducks and fly away. Great book to use when teaching inferring.
October 19, 2010
Really cute book:)
Use for infering!
Use for infering!
November 17, 2010
This book is great for students to learn about inferring.
October 27, 2010
I like it for making up your own story. Danielle used Iggy the INferring Iguana to help us with inferring in this book- great idea for kids!
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October 28, 2010Great book for ESL learners. About a boy and a little duckling who follows him everywhere. Then the duckling grows up and is ready to go. Also good to use for inferring.
October 31, 2010
Great book when teaching inferring! Can be used for picture walks! Great for students who aren't able to read text just yet!
November 21, 2010
This is great bookt read to elementary students about inferring.
November 23, 2010
Great Book to use when introducing inferring. The book only uses the words peep and quack. The students have to pay close attention to the illstruations and details.
November 29, 2010
Great book to teach inferring. Limited text. Many pictures.
December 6, 2010
A lil chick becomes friends with a boy and stays with him, but when he sees others like him he knows he has to go. Suitable for pre-k thru 1st.
August 7, 2011
This was a cute book that my daughter and I read together. She liked the repetition of the little chick and the illustrations. fun book that I found quite enjoyable.
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