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I Wish That I Had Duck Feet
by
Dr. Seuss
A young boy weighs the pros and cons of possessing various animal appendages—such as a duck's feet, a deer's antlers, a whale's spout, an elephant's trunk, and a long, long tail—only to decide that he's better off just being himself. A zany, insightful story that beginning readers will wish to hear again and again!
Hardcover, 72 pages
Published
August 12th 1965
by Random House Books for Young Readers
(first published 1965)
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I Wish that I Had Duck Feet was one of my favorite books as a child, I believe that this is so for two main reasons. One is that the author uses a repetition of events; the main character is not content with him so he wishes that he had duck feet. The main character then goes on to explain why having duck feet would be a good, idea, but then it is overshadowed by something negative about having duck feet. The main character goes on in the same manner to talk abou...more
I Wish that I Had Duck Feet was one of my favorite books as a child, I believe that this is so for two main reasons. One is that the author uses a repetition of events; the main character is not content with him so he wishes that he had duck feet. The main character then goes on to explain why having duck feet would be a good, idea, but then it is overshadowed by something negative about having duck feet. The main character goes on in the same manner to talk abou...more
This is typical Dr. Seuss style writing. Of course, it's from that collection he wrote as Theo LeSieg since he wasn't the illustrator, but the illustrator/cartoonist Barney Tobey does a pretty good job of bringing the words to life. The book is bit longer than a typical beginning reader of today, but the rhyme scheme is consistent throughout and the word choice stays pretty simple too. All in all, I liked the book. I think it pairs well with And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street and If I...more
This is one of my favorite Dr. Seuss books. I love it, because it is funny and fun to read with kids! I also like the message it gives to kids about liking yourself for who you are. Like his other books, Dr. Seuss uses rhyme and repetition in this book. He has great command of the English language. I could see this being used as a jumping off point for a writing lesson with students. You could ask them what animal body part they might think would be fun and then write about the pros and cons...more
My kids knew the words by heart. They probably still could recite them.
Is this a precursor to Imogene's Antlers? It also reminded me of some of the Bill Peet books - although this came before many of those as well. A boy imagines what it would be like to have duck feet, then two horns, a whale spout, a long tail, an elephant nose, and then all five at once. This would work great for a reader's theater. I particularly loved the ending!
Such a clever book for young readers, I wish that I had Duck Feet is about a young boy who wishes he had duck feet instead of his own so he could waddle and splash every where. He soon realises that duck feet would also come with problems, so wishes for other animal parts such as an elephant trunk, a long, long tail and a pair of deer horns, eventually he decides that each of these wishes will bring problems as well as benefits, and decides he is content to remain just as he is. My class of 7 ...more
I Wish That I Had Duck Feet by Dr. Seuss is a story I missed somehow as a child. My son introduced me to the book. He checked it out from the library and read it to me as part of his weekly free reading assignment for school.
The book centers on a young boy, probably about my son's age, who wants to change. He wants duck feet, or antlers or a whale spout among other alterations to his body. He thinks of all the wonderful things he could do with his new powers and then the problems he ...more
The book centers on a young boy, probably about my son's age, who wants to change. He wants duck feet, or antlers or a whale spout among other alterations to his body. He thinks of all the wonderful things he could do with his new powers and then the problems he ...more
Extremely cute story full of lots of playful rhymes. Children can relate to this story when they want something but they can't have it. It teaches children to accept what they have and who they are. I Wish I had Duck Feet would be a great storybook to read around the holiday time to teach kids that they can't have everything they want.
My all time favorite children's book! Our school library had an old claw-foot tub and a pillow. If you were very good you could earn library time and "Rub-a-dub-dub, come read in the tub" What a treat it was to climb in with "I Wish that I had Duck Feet" I read it every time I went to the library as a child!!!
One of my childhood favorites. This book was one of the few that my grandfather kept lying around for whatever grandchild happened to wander through. And I loved it. We’ve all imagined having amazing capabilities – and this little boy vividly imagines the wonderful things that would happen if he had duck feet, a whale spout or a long, long tail.
And then he just as vividly imagines the horrible things that could go wrong with each of his ideas.
Very funny, very cute, and th...more
And then he just as vividly imagines the horrible things that could go wrong with each of his ideas.
Very funny, very cute, and th...more
I Wish That I Had Duck Feet is a cute rhyming book. It teaches appreciation and children can easily relate to wanting things they don't have. This would be a great lesson around the holiday time especially thanksgiving.
I loved, loved, loved this book as a kid. Even now that I'm ## years old, I still think, in certain situations, "I wish I had duck feet." I think I said it aloud once and no one knew what the heck I was talking about :)
Fun imaginations of a boy with great rhyming. Too long for a preschool storytime, but maybe all right for at least K-3. Still worth having on the table as a check-out option for a Seuss-themed storytime.
It's funny b/c I see that my brother gave this book 5 stars! It creeped me out when I was little. I think that I was always worried that the boy wouldn't be able to get rid of his new animal parts.
Although it would be great to have wings, horns, or a tail … the boy in this story begins to realize elephant noses or duck feet, among other things, aren’t such good ideas. This story was read to kindergartners for Dr. Seuss’s birthday /” Read Across America” Day. It was fun to see their faces as they imagined all the things they could do with various animal body parts. They laughed hard at the thought of combining the feet of a duck, horns of an elk, tiger tail, elephant nose, and a whale spou...more
A boy wishes he had duck feet and he names his reasons why. Later he says he wants antlers, then whale spout, and many more things, but he realizes he just wants to be himself when the other don't work out.
This book takes the children on an adventure of what if's. Dr. Seuss uses rhyming and reprtition to create a story that encourages children to love themselves the way they were born.
For kindergarten children, I would use this book in the classroom to introduce studnts to rhyming words as the cat in the hat encounter a wacky filled adventure throughout the snow.
This book can be used to talk about the different animal parts that appeared in the story. It can be turned into a class discussion about the benefits certain animals have over others. Teachers could use this book as an prelude to assigning an animal project as well.
Story of a little boy who wanted to have the body parts like other animals until he realized that he should just be himself and didn’t need those other things
A boy wishes he had duck feet, deer horns, a whale spout, a long, long tail, and an elephant nose. But when he realizes how strange he'd look, he likes the way he is.
Wonderful!!
One of about five books that I remember at my Gram's house... read it over and over and over... great message about learning to like yourself.
One of about five books that I remember at my Gram's house... read it over and over and over... great message about learning to like yourself.
My favourite Dr Seuss book! Kinda disappointed that my son didn't get this on for Christmas however I am searching for it so we can enjoy together
My favorite book as a child. It was just fun back then but now as a parent I can see how it shows my kids they are perfect the way they are.
Classic Seuss, this is one of my favorites, about a boy who wants to be different and then discovers that he is great just the way he is.
Ok, not great. I read this to my son last night he didn't really seem impressed. Probably won't read this one much.
One of my favourite picture books as a kid. It not only condones imagination, but down right encourages it!
This was my favourite book as a kid, read it over and over again. Going to have to read it again..
I loved this book as a kid. My kids enjoy other Dr Seuss books though.
My kids loved it....... The silliness and the rhymes are perfect for preschoolers.
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