Duck! Rabbit!: (Bunny Books, Read Aloud Family Books, Books for Young Children)

by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Other authorsTom Lichtenheld (Author)
Hardcover, 2009

Status

Available

Publication

Chronicle Books (2009), Edition: 1st, 40 pages

Description

Juvenile Fiction. Picture Book Fiction. From the award-winning author of Little Pea, Little Hoot, and Little Oink comes a clever take on the age-old optical illusion: is it a duck or a rabbit? Depends on how you look at it! Readers will find more than just Amy Krouse Rosenthal's signature humor herethere's also a subtle lesson for kids who don't know when to let go of an argument. A smart, simple story that will make readers of all ages eager to take a side, Duck! Rabbit! makes it easy to agree on one thingâ??reading it again! Plus, this is the fixed format version, which will look almost identical to the print version. Additionally for devices that support audio, this ebook includes a read-along setti

User reviews

LibraryThing member rosie.riveter
The story is awesome to read aloud to a class. The dialogue is very short, and the content is very funny! The artwork is simple, but perfect. Is it a duck? or a rabbit? It doesn't matter because the concept behind the book is to see things from other perspectives, and that EVERYONE has their own!
LibraryThing member sharonstrickland
A very cleverly written book about differing perspectives from two unseen characters arguing about whether the illustration is of a duck or a rabbit.
LibraryThing member nieva21
Not only is this book comical, but it helps us learn that we can have a difference of opinion and not necessarily be angry about it. Arguing doesn't have to be a knock down drag out debate, and that's what this book proves in a fun and endearing way.
LibraryThing member KellyBryan
I love how clever this book is. The illustrations are fantastic and I like how close up they are. The story really keeps a child fascinated because they really want to find out if it is a rabbit or a duck. The sentences are simple enough where a younger child could read them to you. I also like
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that there is a small lesson to be learned in this story. Points of view can differ but still be right.

You can use this book as a lesson for students with varying points of view. If you could somehow find other pictures that could be possibly be two different things then you can make a game out of it.
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LibraryThing member conuly
We don't see the narrators of the book. All we see of them is their conversation as they debate the exact taxonomy of the strange creature pictured on the cover. Is it a duck getting a drink of water? Or a rabbit cooling his ears? Maybe the duck wading in the swamp - or is that a rabbit hopping
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through the grass?

The language is very simple, which makes it ideal both for reading to a small child or for an early reader to read to you. My niece was able to read it prior to starting the first grade, for example. I recommend this for any first grade or kindergarten classroom... however, for home use, I find there's just not enough to it to justify getting it. It's a cute book, but my nieces and I don't have much use for it most of the time. In a classroom setting, you have plenty of children and it's more interesting than many other books at that level, but at home... meh. Take it out from the library once in a while.
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LibraryThing member kayceel
A cute book - two unidentified persons argue over whether the animal we're looking at is a duck or a rabbit. The both offer several supporting arguments, until the animal runs away, at which point they each concede that *maybe* the other was right.

This would be a lot of fun for kids to read aloud,
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and would be a great starting point for discussing differences, optical illusions, the idea that there's more than one way to see a thing...

Recommended.
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LibraryThing member katykids
Great book to learn about how different people look at the same thing. Illustartions are simple but thought provoking. Is it a duck or a rabbit? You decide!
LibraryThing member christieb
This is great for all ages in teaching about perspective and how there can be more than one way to look at something.
LibraryThing member montse2
This is a wonderful book, children have a great time figuring out just what they are looking at. As a child I loved cloud watching with my father and this book brings it all back. Duck! Rabbit! is a wonderful book to read alone to your child or as part of a story time.
LibraryThing member ChelseaRose
This book is very clever and will no doubt arouse the reader's opinion in which animal the shape represents. I like how it invites readers to see things differently.
LibraryThing member anniecase
Interesting, engaging book that will get kids thinking about things they see and how to change perspective.
LibraryThing member isln_reads
Booklist starred (April 1, 2009 (Vol. 105, No. 15))
Preschool-Grade 1. How cute is this? Really, really cute. Some readers may know the visual puzzle that makes the same line drawing look like a rabbit or a duck, depending on how you squint; this book is even funnier (and a little disorienting) if
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you’re meeting Duck/Rabbit for the first time. But even those familiar with how ears can turn into a beak will get a kick out of the way Rosenthal and Lichtenheld move the concept forward. The offstage narrators see something interesting: “Hey, look! A duck!” “That’s not a duck. That’s a rabbit!” Then the back and forth begins, with the duck quacking while the rabbit is sniffing, the duck eating bread, the rabbit munching a carrot. In the most clever spread, readers turn the book vertically to see the duck getting a drink of water, while the rabbit cools its ears. The simple art is reminiscent of Eric Rohmann’s work and will appeal to the same audience. Despite the story basically being one joke, the clever tone and the amusing pictures (rendered in ink, watercolor, “and a wee bit of colored pencil”) never let it feel that way. The clever ending might inspire kids (and parents) to create their own artistic twofers.
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LibraryThing member kikione
Duck! Rabbit! is a classic take on an optical illusion. Remember the one? Is it an old lady or a young girl? Is it a goblet or is it two profiles? This is very cleverly done and is a fun way to talk about perspective and point of view. Every individual sees things their own way...sometimes we
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agree...sometimes we don't!
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LibraryThing member kkcrossley
Two children argue about whether the outline drawing is a duck or a rabbit. Great for perspective.
LibraryThing member YouthGPL
Kearsten says: A cute book - two unidentified persons argue over whether the animal we're looking at is a duck or a rabbit. They both offer several supporting arguments, until the animal runs away, at which point they each concede that *maybe* the other was right.

This would be a lot of fun for kids
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to read aloud, and would be a great starting point for discussing differences, optical illusions, the idea that there's more than one way to look at things...

Recommended.
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LibraryThing member sprovost
'Duck! Rabbit!' is the story of two friends who cannot agree on whether what they see is a duck or a rabbit. Each of them offers different defenses to explain their point of view. In the end, the friends start to consider each others' viewpoints.
LibraryThing member shomskie
A very unique book that presents the reader with what appears to be a simple question: is the animal a duck or a rabbit? As we watch the unseen characters debate over this, the reader is allowed to come to their own conclusion. Deffinately a fun book that could be used in a classroom setting to
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encourage friendly debating among students to if the animal truly is a rabbit or duck.
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LibraryThing member roseannes
I like the way that the pictures stay the same and the words change for it like my favorite comic, Dinosaur Comics. Also that it's one of those pictures that can look like two different things depending on which way you look at it. I think that this theme of "it depends on how you look at it" is an
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important theme for kids to learn. I think that in that way it's appropriate for any classroom unit or just reading time in general. I could see an extension of showing maybe other optical illusions or pictures that could be two different things. Maybe it could tie in with words that mean two different things.
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LibraryThing member Bamulholland
A cute book - two unidentified persons argue over whether the animal we're looking at is a duck or a rabbit. The both offer several supporting arguments, until the animal runs away, at which point they each conclude that maybe the other was right.
LibraryThing member raizel
Is it a duck? Is it a rabbit? Just when you decide it looks like one of them, you see the other. Actually not sure that anything important is added to what you already see on the cover, but it's nonetheless nifty and short enough to sustain the niftiness.

As the reviews and tags of others show, the
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book suggests that there is more than one right point of view. Although, the identification of the creature matters to the creature; there is, in fact, only one right answer, we just don't have enough information to know what it is. Perhaps the story should teach us humility. And since this is a children's book and not real life, no one decides to shoot the animal so they can determine what it was or each other because each one already absolutely knows the truth.
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LibraryThing member rdelamatre
This is a good book about differences in perspective, a concept children often have trouble with. Duck/rabbit could be either, and it is impossible to argue satisfactorily for either one. Both can be right, both can be different. A fun book to share with a class and discuss.
LibraryThing member karinaw
6. This book was recommended to me by our map librarian. It contains very simple words and illustrations but I like it because it provides a lot of room for discussion with the child. Which does your child see? It is a very fun book and very engaging. Each page leaves you feeling eager to see what
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arguments each person will use next to prove their opinion.
7. This is book can be used in a school or public library in combination with other curriculum applications and activities. After reading the book, it would be fun to bring out other pictures that are often debated as to what you are really seeing. These could be the goblet/face or the young woman/old woman. Which do the children see and how could they support their opinion. You could also talk about ink blots and the theories behind them. You could also discuss other “tricks” of the eye. For example when you look at a green outline for several seconds and then look at a white sheet of paper, you see the same outline but in red for a few seconds.
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LibraryThing member RayJones63
In the story, two characters argue over the appearance of a cloud. One character believes it is a duck, while the other believes it is a rabbit. The two present different reasoning behind their beliefs until eventually the cloud disappears.
LibraryThing member KellyKnox
Duck! Rabbit! is a very clever book that is appropriate for and will be enjoyed by a wide range of age groups. Duck! Rabbit! is a debate by two unseen characters about whether the animal in the book is a duck or a rabbit. The same head is seen on each page, drawn with thick black outlines and an
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appropriately ambiguous shape. This can be an excellent learning lesson on perspective, giving respect to how others think because it may be different but it is still valid. If you show this to a class of small children the class will be divided between ducks and rabbits, which can be so illuminating for a child. The conversation is not above the comprehension of a younger child, but the tone is kind of slangy and fun, so older children will still get a kick out of it as well.
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LibraryThing member oapostrophe
The kids love this book. Which did you see first the duck or the rabbit? Very clever and funny.

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2009

Physical description

9.5 inches

ISBN

0811868656 / 9780811868655
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