Have You Seen My Duckling?
AuthorNancy Tafuri
IllustratorNancy Tafuri
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's literature
PublisherGreenwillow Books
Publication date
1984
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
Pages16 pages
ISBN978-0688109943


Description

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Have You Seen My Duckling is a children's picture book by author and illustrator Nancy Tafuri. Have You Seen My Duckling? was published by Greenwillow Books in 1984 and won a Caldecott Medal Honor Book in the year 1985. This was Tafuri's first Caldecott Honor Medal.

Plot

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In the beginning of the book a baby duckling swims away from the nest. The remainder of the book shows a mother duck desperately looking through an assortment of locations in the pond. The mother duck questions a crane, turtle, beaver, catfish, and another mother duck to see if they have seen her missing duckling.

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Notes

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Category:1984 books Category:American children's books Category:Children's picture books Category:Caldecott Honor-winning works