The Friendly Duck

by Gina Ingoglia, Deborah Borgo (Illustrator)

When a little boy who lives in a farmhouse fails to show up for his daily visit to a duck, Duck traces the boy's usual route in reverse, passing all the farm animals, and pays a visit to the boy, who unfortunately is sick in bed.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

24 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[Matthew Nelson · Rating 5 out of 5]

That is one friendly duck.

[Clare Frederick · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my all-time favorite story to read as a child and it brings back very fond memories of snuggles with my grandmother while we read this story. I always have and still do think that the illustrations of the characters and setting in the book are realistic and adorable. I always imagined the story taking place at the willow tree near my grandparents lake house where a majority of my childhood summers hold their memories. The sentences are simple and easy for younger elementary students who are just starting to read independently. The vocabulary is not difficult to understand and would be easy to read for younger grades. In addition, I have found that animals are a very common theme for children's books because they pique childrens’ interest. I will always love this story and plan to read it in my kindergarten classroom as well as to my own children.

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book for early preschool age, nice pictures of animals.

[Cindy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute story about a boy & his duck. Told simply for younger children. Illustrations are ok.

[Stacy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a cute book about a little boy who lives on a farm and his friendship with the animals that live there, especially a yellow duck. The illustrations are bright and soft.

[Allison boozy bookworm · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read together March 23, 2020
Rating: 4 / 5 ⭐️
Book #24 in our “1000 Books Before Kindergarten” challenge

Little One's Book Review: Mimi sat down to read me another book recently; the book was from Mama’s childhood collection and it was well-worn and deeply loved. The book was called “The Friendly Duck” and it was another good one.

It was about a little boy who lives in a farmhouse and a cute little golden-colored duck who glides in the pond behind the house. Every day, the boy comes out to visit the friendly duck and give him bread and attention. The duck is always happy to see him, and looks forward to his daily visits.

But one day, the little boy doesn’t come out, so the duck makes his first journey across the farm and inside the farmhouse to find the boy. After a quick tour of the farm, the brave duck climbs the stairs to the boy’s bedroom and finds his friend in bed, sick with a cold. The boy is delighted that the friendly duck came to see him for a change.

The friendly duck showed the little boy how much he missed him and how willing he was to see his friend. It’s a quick, pleasant book about friendship.

We loved the illustrations and enjoyed the story; it was also special to read another book that belonged to my Mommy and now belongs to me.

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[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very sweet story

[Melissa Shea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Picture- A boy goes eveyday to visit this duck and feeds it. One day the boy doesn't come. The duck gets worried and goes to find the boy. He finds the boy at home in bed sick.