Baby Duck's New Friend

by Devin Asch and Frank & Devin Asch

Book Overview

Fun, friendship, and adventure Baby Duck's mama warns him not to swim past the old stone bridge unless he's with a duck who can fly. Luckily, Baby Duck meets what appears to be the perfect new... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0152022570
• ISBN13: 9780152022570
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.8" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 3 years and under

Customer Reviews

Baby duck is great

Baby Duck is an everyman (everyduck?) who, without expecting it, finds himself led into a great adventure. Kind of like Frodo in Lord of the Rings (well, maybe not exactly). Anyway, the book is very engaging. The text is well-written and literate, and the illustrations are gorgeous. At first glance they appear a little cartoonish, but on closer examination you can easily see many subtle features, including Baby Duck's facial expressions and those of the other characters (except for the new friend, who is rubber!). I gave this book to several young friends this Christmas and it was very enthusiastically received. I would definitely recommend it.

Baby Duck's New Friend

This is the first book written by Frank Asch with his son Devin. Frank and Devin have created a most adorable book about a little duck who is anxious to explore the world beyond the inlet..but he can't break the rule of not going beyond the bridge without someone else with him...he meets his "new friend" that goes with him and the two have quite an adventure, and baby duck learns to fly by himself in order to get home...I don't want to give away the story line, but his new friend is a rubber ducky that baby duck thinks is real...as always, the illustrations are priceless.

A humorous adventure

"Baby Duck's New Friend," by Frank Asch and Devin Asch, is a delightful children's book. The story concerns Baby Duck, who finds a "friend" in a rubber ducky that has fallen off a toy truck into the river. Baby Duck follows his silent friend into an adventure. This is a fun book with beautiful, full-color illustrations. Some of the best-rendered scenes include moonlight playing across the water's surface and a lighthouse beacon illuminating the waves. And Baby Duck is a very appealing character. Overall, a very good book.