Danny the Duck with No Quack

by Malachy Doyle, Janet Samuel

Shy little Danny the duck goes in search of his missing quack, only to find that it takes two tricky foxes to solve the problem.

Genres: Picture Books, Fiction, Childrens, Animals

24 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2009

About the author

Malachy Doyle is the author of Antonio on the Other Side of the World, Getting Smaller and many other books for children. He lives in Donegal, Ireland.

Reviews

[Noah Rachal]

Okay, so the story starts off with a duck in an environment with other ducks and hens. It appears that all of them have something to say, except Danny. Danny can't even quack, even when he tries. I get the impression from the author that maybe Danny was disabled, but then I kept reading. Danny goes on a trail to seek for his quack, when he meets 2 despicable foxes who constantly give him tasks to do, and Danny does them, because he has no quack to say "no". Eventually, the foxes try to get him to jump in the pot as their dinner, and Danny then quacks without hesitation for what seems to be the first time ever. The foxes are so shocked that they jump in the pot themselves. I felt very sympathetic for poor little Danny. I really didn't want him to get eaten at the end. He was such an innocent duck just looking for a voice, only to find out that he had one the whole time.

[Mollie]

Autumn's (3years old) review - I liked Danny with nooooooo quacks! Don't come back!

[Xsweetbook]

Słodkie ok

[Roberto Galindo]

I didn't get it. pretty lame actually to use revenge or hurt back. the illustrations are good though.

[Elizabeth]

Danny is a very shy duck. When approached by the other ducks, he freezes and doesn't quack. He wanders off on an adventure that will indeed turn out to be a tale to tell. Does that mean that Danny will quack? Read this adorable story to find out.

[Emily Murphy]

I thought this was a great book. I would think that a class would love to sit around and yell and shout for Danny. The story was creative and still very classical. The story makes the reader worry for him Danny and hope that everything goes well for our shy hero.

[Beth]

Danny outfoxes those foxes and gets his quack out. The others are glad to hear his news. Notes for parents and teachers are at the end of the book.

[Nick Cherry]

For those shy students like myself, this is a great story that tells students to speak up when necessary.

[J.benham]

Sarahann says she thinks Danny is her favourite character in the book although she does feel bit sorry for the foxes....Quackity Quack...

[madziar]

Kaczorek bardzo wstydził się kwakać. Pewnego dnia spotkała go z tego powodu bardzo nieprzyjemna historia - napotkane po drodze lisy prawie go ugotowały w garze na kolację. To go w końcu odblokowuje.