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Sitting Duck

by Jackie Urbanovic
40p. 978-0-06176-583-4.
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PreS-Gr 1 Max the duck, star of "Duck at the Door" (2007), "Duck Soup" (2008), and "Duck and Cover" (2009, all HarperCollins), is babysitting for an energetic puppy. Anabel's antics are perfectly captured in Urbanovic's chaotically charming cartoons depicting her playing dress up, toilet-papering her Uncle Brody, or playing ball indoors. But when she gets stuck in a tree, it's up to the frazzled duck to find a solution. The story is slight, though comic; it's the bold, funny artwork that really shines here."Kathleen Kelly MacMillan, Carroll County Public Library, MD" Copyright 2010 Media Source Inc.
"How much trouble could a puppy get into, anyway?" In his fourth book, duck Max helps his canine friend Brody baby-sit his niece, Anabel. After Anabel wears Brody out, Max gets involved and discovers how much trouble an energetic puppy can be. It's fairly predictable, though the humorous illustrations are adept at portraying Anabel's exuberance and the sitters' exhaustion.

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