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Duck & Goose

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Author Tad Hills
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This extra special anniversary edition of the New York Times bestselling Duck & Goose picture book is an egg-citing addition to any young readers' library. 

It's an unforgettable children's classic starring two beloved characters, and a must-have for any child's home library.

Meet Duck and Goose, two young birds who mistake a polka-dot ball for an egg and have to master the art of cooperation—and sharing—to take care of it. But friendship is not always easy, as proved in this funny, accessible story. Young readers will instantly recognize themselves in these adorable and eternally optimistic characters. 

Praise for the Duck & Goose series:
 
“Duck and Goose have taken their places alongside Frog and Toad and George and Martha as fine examples of friendship, curiosity and problem-solving.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Charming, funny, simple, and surprising. . . . Hills is master of the light comic touch.”The Boston Globe

Tad Hills is the #1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of the Rocket and Duck & Goose series, including the New York Times bestselling picture books How Rocket Learned to Read; Rocket Writes a Story; R Is for Rocket; Duck & Goose; Duck, Duck, Goose; Duck & Goose Go to the Beach; and Duck & Goose, Honk! Quack! Boo! He also created various board books in these series, including Rocket’s Mighty Words; Duck & Goose Find a Pumpkin; the ALA-ALSC Notable Children’s Book What’s Up, Duck?: A Book of Opposites; Duck & Goose: Here Comes the Easter Bunny!; and several Step Into Reading titles, including Drop It, Rocket! and Rocket’s 100th Day of School.
 
The Boston Globe declared Hills’s work “charming, funny, simple, and surprising” and dubbed him “a master of the light comic touch.”
 
Tad lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, two children, and his real-life dog, Rocket, who has not yet learned to read.
 
Visit Tad online at tadhills.com, and follow him on Twitter at @tadhills. View titles by Tad Hills

Classroom Activities for Duck & Goose

Classroom activities supplement discussion and traditional lessons with group projects and creative tasks. Can be used in pre-existing units and lessons, or as stand-alone.

(Please note: the guide displayed here is the most recently uploaded version; while unlikely, any page citation discrepancies between the guide and book is likely due to pagination differences between a book’s different formats.)

  • WINNER
    IRA CBC Children's Choice
  • WINNER
    Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices
  • WINNER | 2007
    ALA Notable Children's Book
  • WINNER | 2007
    Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award
  • WINNER | 2007
    Texas 2x2 Reading List
  • WINNER | 2007
    Virginia Young Readers Program Award
  • WINNER | 2007
    IRA CBC Children's Choice
  • WINNER | 2007
    Cardozo Award for Children's Literature (a Library of Virginia Literary Award)
  • WINNER | 2006
    Time Magazine Best Children’s Books of the Year
  • WINNER | 2006
    Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best books
  • WINNER | 2006
    Nick Jr. Family Magazine Best Book of the Year
  • WINNER | 2006
    New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
  • WINNER | 2006
    Kirkus Reviews Editor Choice Award
  • WINNER | 2006
    New York Times Bestseller
  • NOMINEE
    New York State Charlotte Award
  • NOMINEE
    South Carolina Children's Book Award
  • NOMINEE
    Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award
  • NOMINEE
    Nevada Young Readers Award
  • NOMINEE
    Nebraska Golden Sower Award
  • HONOR | 2007
    Irma Simonton Black Award
Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, December 12, 2005:
"Hills' feathered heroes enact a dialogue familiar to anyone who has negotiated with siblings or playground rivals."

Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, December 15, 2005:
"Every artistic decision underscores the humor with deft mastery ... Readers will hope to see more of this adorable couple."

Review, Parents Magazine, March 2009:
“The title characters have a big fight over a giant egg. When it turns out to be a ball, they learn to play with it together.”

About

This extra special anniversary edition of the New York Times bestselling Duck & Goose picture book is an egg-citing addition to any young readers' library. 

It's an unforgettable children's classic starring two beloved characters, and a must-have for any child's home library.

Meet Duck and Goose, two young birds who mistake a polka-dot ball for an egg and have to master the art of cooperation—and sharing—to take care of it. But friendship is not always easy, as proved in this funny, accessible story. Young readers will instantly recognize themselves in these adorable and eternally optimistic characters. 

Praise for the Duck & Goose series:
 
“Duck and Goose have taken their places alongside Frog and Toad and George and Martha as fine examples of friendship, curiosity and problem-solving.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Charming, funny, simple, and surprising. . . . Hills is master of the light comic touch.”The Boston Globe

Author

Tad Hills is the #1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of the Rocket and Duck & Goose series, including the New York Times bestselling picture books How Rocket Learned to Read; Rocket Writes a Story; R Is for Rocket; Duck & Goose; Duck, Duck, Goose; Duck & Goose Go to the Beach; and Duck & Goose, Honk! Quack! Boo! He also created various board books in these series, including Rocket’s Mighty Words; Duck & Goose Find a Pumpkin; the ALA-ALSC Notable Children’s Book What’s Up, Duck?: A Book of Opposites; Duck & Goose: Here Comes the Easter Bunny!; and several Step Into Reading titles, including Drop It, Rocket! and Rocket’s 100th Day of School.
 
The Boston Globe declared Hills’s work “charming, funny, simple, and surprising” and dubbed him “a master of the light comic touch.”
 
Tad lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, two children, and his real-life dog, Rocket, who has not yet learned to read.
 
Visit Tad online at tadhills.com, and follow him on Twitter at @tadhills. View titles by Tad Hills

Guides

Classroom Activities for Duck & Goose

Classroom activities supplement discussion and traditional lessons with group projects and creative tasks. Can be used in pre-existing units and lessons, or as stand-alone.

(Please note: the guide displayed here is the most recently uploaded version; while unlikely, any page citation discrepancies between the guide and book is likely due to pagination differences between a book’s different formats.)

Awards

  • WINNER
    IRA CBC Children's Choice
  • WINNER
    Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices
  • WINNER | 2007
    ALA Notable Children's Book
  • WINNER | 2007
    Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award
  • WINNER | 2007
    Texas 2x2 Reading List
  • WINNER | 2007
    Virginia Young Readers Program Award
  • WINNER | 2007
    IRA CBC Children's Choice
  • WINNER | 2007
    Cardozo Award for Children's Literature (a Library of Virginia Literary Award)
  • WINNER | 2006
    Time Magazine Best Children’s Books of the Year
  • WINNER | 2006
    Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best books
  • WINNER | 2006
    Nick Jr. Family Magazine Best Book of the Year
  • WINNER | 2006
    New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
  • WINNER | 2006
    Kirkus Reviews Editor Choice Award
  • WINNER | 2006
    New York Times Bestseller
  • NOMINEE
    New York State Charlotte Award
  • NOMINEE
    South Carolina Children's Book Award
  • NOMINEE
    Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award
  • NOMINEE
    Nevada Young Readers Award
  • NOMINEE
    Nebraska Golden Sower Award
  • HONOR | 2007
    Irma Simonton Black Award

Praise

Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, December 12, 2005:
"Hills' feathered heroes enact a dialogue familiar to anyone who has negotiated with siblings or playground rivals."

Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, December 15, 2005:
"Every artistic decision underscores the humor with deft mastery ... Readers will hope to see more of this adorable couple."

Review, Parents Magazine, March 2009:
“The title characters have a big fight over a giant egg. When it turns out to be a ball, they learn to play with it together.”

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