K-Gr 3—Duncan knows that he is a very good-looking penguin. Unlike his peers with their black coats and white shirts, he has his own fluffy, fuzzy gray coat. Every day he admires his reflection in the mirror, loving what he sees. Then one day, a little piece of his gray fluff floats away, and then another and another. Duncan is worried that he is losing his downy coat, so he asks his mother to knit a sweater for him out of all of the bits of fur that he finds. She happily makes him a sweater, but it is too small. Does he actually need to wear it now? Duncan's storycreatively conveys the fun of growing up; however, the amount of text makes both versions more appropriate for school-age audiences than for preschoolers. The adorable illustrations are large and colorful. A bonus is the Spanish/English glossary at the back of the book.—Jessica McClinton López, King County Library System, Auburn, WA
When vain penguin Duncan's fuzz begins to fall off, he asks his mother to make him a sweater to cover the bare patches. By the time she completes the task, Duncan sees that he has grown and his bald spots have filled in. The story, accompanied by out-of-focus illustrations of bright-eyed penguins, is oddly paced and awkwardly worded in both English and Spanish. Review covers these titles: A Sweater for Duncan and A Sweater for Duncan / Un suéter para Duncan.
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