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Dimity Duck
Full of childlike curiosity and adorable whimsy, this book introduces Dimity Duck, who goes about her day playing, splashing, and giggling until she toddles off to bed. Full color.
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
May 18th 2006
by Philomel
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1.5 - Well. The ducks cute. But the story is not. Actually, let me fix that up a bit. If your kid likes "words" like 'niddy-noddy' and 'sleepy-sloppy', names like 'Frumity Frog', they may like this. Mine, uh, doesn't.
Don't get me wrong, she's a kid, we have our own special words and all but jeez, "niddy-noddy"? What is that? I'm a little ticked that Yolen did this to such a cute duck.
This is a perfect - absolutely perfect - example of how 'hit-or-miss' Jane Yolen is.
Don't get me wrong, she's a kid, we have our own special words and all but jeez, "niddy-noddy"? What is that? I'm a little ticked that Yolen did this to such a cute duck.
This is a perfect - absolutely perfect - example of how 'hit-or-miss' Jane Yolen is.
While Jane Yolen has a long history of writing what must be quite good books (with a Caldecott winner and honour book under her belt), even the best author can put out a middling book.
This book has many of the right elements - rhythm, rhyme, onomatopoeia, cute illustrations... But somehow the combination of all these good parts doesn't seem to produce an amazing book.
This book has many of the right elements - rhythm, rhyme, onomatopoeia, cute illustrations... But somehow the combination of all these good parts doesn't seem to produce an amazing book.
I read it every night with Patricia. It is by far our favorite. We can both recite it by memory but we still love to turn the pages and find out what Dimity will do next. Here's to good toddler reading!
The text is a little more involved than most board books, but that doesn’t necessarily make it anything special. After the saccharine PeedieI’m starting to think I just don’t like cartoon ducklings.
Beautifully illustrated and written book , pictures well drawn , lovely story - a Fourier in our house
I think it's cute, but it earns a solid 5 starts just for how much our 2 year old loves it.
Sep 03, 2009
Julie
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If you have kids, you must have this book. LOVE IT! We read it every night.
I love reading this book to my kids. What a cute duck!
Kids still loving this one at ages 3 & 5!
This rhymes and theres great onomatopoeia!
My babe and I LOVE the rhyme in this one.
Aug 07, 2008
Amanda
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4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
anyone with toddlers/preschoolers
Shelves:
kid-s-books
My 2 1/2 y/o son loves this one and we read it at least once a day (until it has to go back to the library). I will probably put it on my Amazon wish list, though, because it really is great. The rhyme is fun, kind of a tongue twister, though, and the illustrations are adorable. It goes through Dimity's day, which includes playing with her friend, Frumity Frog. Dimity is a fun-loving little duck, who I'm sure many kids would like.
I love the part when Frumity Frog peeks out at Dimity Duck.
May 15, 2013
Barbara
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Apr 07, 2013
Renee Tracy
marked it as young-readers
Feb 13, 2013
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Yolen was born at Beth Israel Hospital, the first child of Isabel Berlin and Will Hyatt Yolen. She and her family moved to California when she was young but returned to New York a few years later. After her younger brother was born, her father joined the army and served on the European front during WWII. Yolen spent her childhood taking piano lessons, ballet dancing and writing a neighborhood news...more
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