Come Along, Daisy!

Daisy the Duckling

by Jane Simmons

A Babybug Editors' Choice- A Booklist Youth Editors' Choice-Top of the List- A Parenting Best Book- An SL/Best Book

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Childrens, Storytime, Adventure, Family, Birds

42 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1997

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information.


Jane has tried her hand at landscape gardening, futon making, teaching basket weaving and soft toy making but only truly loves writing and illustrating children's books. Jane shot to fame with the success of her DAISY picture books, all about an irresistible little duck with big feet. More success followed with EBB AND FLO, whose characters were brought to life on television. Jane, her partner, and her menagerie of rescued pets travel the Mediterranean on an ex-fishing boat - and her adventures have provided the inspiration for many of her books. Most recently Jane has turned her hand to fiction, with the exciting adventures of BERYL GOES WILD and SHIP'S CAT DORIS.

Reviews

[Rianna]

35/52 books read in 2021.
21/12 picture books read in 2021.

I am pretty sure this was my sister's favourite picture library book when we were growing up.
It is short, to the point, has a good message, and has really pretty artwork.
Nice piece of nostalgia for 1990s kids ;)

[Capn]

I thought this was a rip-off of This Way, Ruby (Emmett), but this predates it by nearly a decade. Art is very similar too.
Nancy Tafuri kind of already did this with 'Have You Seen My Duckling?', which I liked better.
Not bad, and illustrations were pleasing.

[Meredith]

Just read this to the Little One! He was very concerned that Daisy couldn't find her Mama!

[Janet Emson]

Daisy is a duckling who fails to listen to Mama’s calls to keep up. She is forever distracted by dragonflies, fishes and frogs. After wandering away Daisy ends up on her own and has to find Mama again.

This is the favourite book of the youngest member of the family. My one year old demands the ‘duck duck book’ at night time and I can guarantee I will have to read it at least three times each evening. My reading is accompanied by shouts of ‘come on Daisy, ‘Mamma!’ and theatrical shivering and bouncing at appropriate places in the story. To engage a child so completely in a story and to see the excitement when the book is produced is enough to convince me this is a perfect children’s book.

There is of course an important moral to the tale of how it is important to keep close to grown ups, that there are hidden dangers everywhere and that play time can still be fun, its just that it needs to be safe too.

The illustrations perfectly match the story. They are in fact beautiful paintings, the brush work apparent in the images and add a whimsical and soft edge to match the words. The story itself is perfectly paced. It is not a rhyming story but the short sentence structure and repetition of words and phrases aids interaction and allows children to ‘read’ the story for themselves.

This is a delightful story with beautiful illustrations and is the perfect addition to any young child’s reading pile.

[Kimberly Parrott]

Come Along, Daisy was an adorable story for younger kids that teaches a lesson about staying close to a parent or whoever they are out with. Daisy, the little duckling, gets lost when she finds herself distracted with frogs and dragonflies. She ends up all alone with some pretty scary creatures and like any young kid she gets terrified! Her mother finally finds her and they go on their way with Daisy following close behind her mother.
This book portrays a pretty obvious lesson and a simple one at that, but it is an important one for kids to learn early. Getting lost at a market or anywhere when you are young can be very intimidating and potentially dangerous. I would recommend this to parents everywhere to read to their children or students.

[Shawn Deal]

A cute little book about a duckling who wanders away from its mom. A nice story well illustrated.

[Du]

This book is about a duck and the mother as they were in the river. The mother duck is trying to tell the baby duck to come along but baby duck wonders away and she gets scared when she can not find the mother. She then finds the mother and she never leaves the mother again. The major theme of the book is to always listen to your mother. I recommend this book to children who tend not to listen to their mother.

[Kay]

Daisy gets a little to big for her britches in this tale. Daisy is a little duckling that wanders away from her mother on the river. She realizes mom maybe does know few things by the end of this adventure.

Teaching application- I enjoy teaching children the "5 little ducks went out play" song with children using sign language.

[Abigail Mayeske]

This book is so cute! It does a very good job of showing why we should stay close to our parents and listen to them. I also enjoyed the illustrations because they were very colorful and nature filled. There was also a good bit of onomatopoeia in this story. A great way to talk about fears and independence with children.

[Lynn Davidson]

Little Daisy duckling was warned by her mother to stay close, but Daisy was enjoying discovering things in the pond. Finally, Daisy realized she had become separated from her mother; she was lost and afraid. She then became even more aware of sights and sounds around her before her mother found her. A sweet story beautifully illustrated.

[Renee]

Good amount of tension for a children’s book. A lovely spring read, full of vibrant greens and yellows.

Mother tongue notes: Many simple verbs in the text. This would be a good companion book to read with “Little Cottontail”. I used both books as a mad libs base, having students choose from 3-5 verb cards to make the story silly or strange.

[Audrey Mason]

Grade Level: Pre-k-1st | Genre: Modern Fantasy
I really like Come Along, Daisy! as it has a good lesson about how easy it is to get lost. I think my favorite thing about the book, is how massive the illustrations feel, especially when Daisy is lost. It really emphasizes how small Daisy is compared to the world around her.

[Pauline]

Het lievelingsboek van mijn dochter toen ze een dreumes was. Heerlijk om weer eens te lezen, voor mij was het nostalgisch.
Het is een prima verhaal over bij jouw moeder blijven. De tekeningen vind ik ook erg mooi gemaakt. Fijn dat moeder in de verte te zien is voor de lezer, als Bommes zijn moeder kwijt is.

#derelaxteleraarzomerleesbingo @kinderboekenjuf.nl @jufmaike

[Sandy]

Daisy's Mom tells her to stay close. She doesn't listen. She almost is eaten by a hawk and a fish. Then, she decides to stay close. Hopefully, this book instilled some fear in my adventurous children.

[Nickel Pickle]

I liked Come Along, Daisy! Lynne read this to me at day care. I liked that there were two ducks in it. They didn't quack but they said "Come along!" I like saying "Come along, Daisy!" just like they did.

[Emma]

This is a very good book that teaches kids how to stay close to their parents and to not get lost. I would read this book in my future classroom as a fun read. I think this book is great for little kids to enjoy but also teach them a lesson as well.

[Dahlia ♥ Eliza]

An absolute favourite!

[Diane]

Daisy the duckling becomes so engrossed in playing with dragonflies and lily pads that she is soon separated from her Mom — and suddenly the world is a little scarier!

[Ellie McGarvey]

Kids love this book because they can really relate to being lost for a little bit. The illustrations are colorful and the kids are really captured. It’s a great short book.

[Eryn]

Rating given by my daughter

[Kaylynn Johnsen]

Daisy must learn to temper her love of exploration and her fear of going too far, and finding the comfort of the familiar.

[Nancy Shepherd]

This is a delightful book for reading with little ones. The illustrations are sure attention grabbers.

[Patricia N. McLaughlin]

This cautionary tale features a dawdling duckling who strays a bit too far from mama and learns a lesson about listening. Color-saturated illustrations bring the pond and its creatures to life.

[A.J.]

It's cute for the age group. Read it to one of my 2-year-olds, and he liked it.

[Alana]

I feel like it's more of a morality tale than anything, but it all works out ok.

[Emmie]

lovely. emotional. nearly cried.

[Miss Becky]

This is a favorite to sharer in storytime. Daisy is a very curious duckling. Mama Duck keeps telling her to "Come Along." However, Daisy does not stay close to Mama and gets lost.

[Lorna]

This is an ok story, but I wasn't blown away by it. The learning message is to stay close to parents and not stray as you might get lost/frightened but mummy should find you again eventually! I found the children expected "boing" and "splash" as the words instead of "bong" and "splosh" but they were nice sound words to join in with anyway!

[Laverne Bancey]

Come along Daisy tells the story of an inquisitive young duckling who gets lost and realises she is able to listen to what her mother says and still enjoy looking around. Mamma duck warns Daisy that she should stay close while swimming along the river. But she is too busy looking at the various creatures she encounters along the way such a dragonflies, some fish and a frog. When the frog has gone,she calls for her mother, she discovers she is alone. Her mother has gone and the strange sights and sounds frighten her. She hides in the reeds and is very pleased to see her mother return. Her mother calls her to come along once again and she still looks at the butterflies but stays close to her mother all the same.
This book is appealing to the eye and could be used in a early years or ks1 classroom, reinforcing the importance of good listening and keeping safe.

[Becky Everhart]

This was a really cute book that I greatly enjoyed sharing with my 7-year-old daughter. With a lively pace through a series of entertaining events with just enough suspense to be fun, this story is sure to keep little ones entertained as Lucy the duckling learns the importance of staying close to her mother. The beautiful illustrations gave us lots to talk about, pointing out things the other might not have seen. As an educational tool, the words and concepts were easy to understand and provided a good jumping-off point for discussing why it is important to stay together in public or even the neighborhood. Although we didn't, we could have went on to discuss what it is like to be lost, stranger danger, and a series of other real-life issues this story could beautifully introduce.