The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?
Title: The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?
Author: Mo Willems
Illustrator: Mo Willems
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Year of Publication: 2012
Genre: Children’s Books
Horn Book or Kirkus Reviews rating: 2
Summary: A book about a ducking that politely asked for a cookie and got one. Then, a pigeon comes and sees that the ducking got a cookie by just asking. He was sad because he always asks for thigns and never gets them. Finally, the ducking gives the pigeon the cookie.
Summary of Professional Reviews: The Duckling gets a cookie after asking politely. The Pigeon (in his seventh book) goes off on an egocentric tirade: "I ask for things ALL THE TIME!...But do I get what I ask for?" Kids will recognize the Pigeon's strong emotions; the gentle lesson in behavior goes down easily. Simple text, animated illustrations, and a clean design contribute to Willems's successful storytelling
Review by Rokaya: This book is a great book to read to children to entertain them and to teach them that by being polite, you can sometimes get what you want. It is colorful and the illustration is very cute.
This book would be useful when teaching… This can be a great book to read to children when teaching about sharing or when teaching about manners and being polite. Students can write about a time when they shared something with someone.