| A Good Day for Ducks Contributor(s): Whittingham, Jane (Author), Tuazon, Noel (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1772780618 ISBN-13: 9781772780611 Publisher: Pajama Press OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - Weather - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Ducks, Geese, Etc. |
| Dewey: E |
| Lexile Measure: 540 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 9.2" W x 10" (0.90 lbs) 24 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Rain is falling, and these siblings know just how to enjoy it: raincoats, rubber boots, puddle jumping, swimming ducks, and wiggling worms A thunderstorm sends the children scrambling for home and a cup of hot cocoa. Maybe it will rain again tomorrow From the acclaimed creators of Wild One, A Good Day for Ducks is a child-centered celebration of the joy that can be found in any rainy day. Jane Whittingham's spare but sensory-laden text and Noel Tuazon's energetic and endearing illustrations are packaged in a sturdy book format with padded cover, rounded corners, and extra-heavy paper. The format is perfect for eager, little hands, while the sweet story will make even the weariest of parents nostalgic for their own puddle-jumping days. |
Contributor Bio(s): Whittingham, Jane: - Jane Whittingham is a librarian from Burnaby, British Columbia, and earned her Masters of Library and Information Sciences at UBC with an emphasis on children's librarianship and literature. Jane loves to explore, and every time she jet-sets across the globe, Jane takes pictures of all the cats who cross her path. Her first picture book, Wild One, is an Ontario Library Association Best Bet and a Toronto Public Library First & Best Selection.Tuazon, Noel: - Noel Tuazon was born in Manila, Philippines, but has been living in Toronto, Ontario, since the 1970s. Noel studied Fine Arts and Art History at the University of Toronto and Animation at Max the Mutt. In 2005 Noel's first children's book, Sunny Bear's Rainy Day by Caryn Tate, was published and his following project was the graphic novel Elk's Run (2007) by Joshua Hale Fialkov. Since 2006, Noel has also worked on storyboard revisions at Nelvana Animation for TV shows such as Grossology, Babar And The New Adventures of Badou, and Ranger Rob. His most recent picture book, Wild One, is an Ontario Library Association Best Bet and a Toronto Public Library First & Best Selection. |