What a creative book! The reader will notice how the author/illustrator/designer carefully incorporated clever references and connections to Mr. McCloskey, Make Way for Ducklings, and sculptor Nancy Schon. When I opened the book, I felt like I was opening Make Way for Ducklings because of the size and shape. The wording is clever and poetic.
The reader will learn about Mr. McCloskey and how his famous book came to be and about Nancy Schon and how she creates sculptures of his picture book Mrs. Mallard and her ducklings for display in Boston's Public Garden.
*Highly recommend but see warning.
-Borrowed from the library.
Warning: In the author's note, it is mentioned how Mrs. Mallard and her ducklings are dressed for holidays-certain political and cultural trend statements are mentioned, including a photo of the ducklings dressed for pride.
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