Duck! Rabbit!. written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld. 2009. 40p. San Francisco: Chronicle Books.
Author Website: www.whoisamy.com
Illustrator Website: www.tomlichtenheld.com
Medium: ink, watercolor, colored pencil
Awards and Honors: American Library Association Notable Children's Book of 2010, Publishers Weekly Best Children's Books of the Year, 2009, Booklist 2009 Editors' Choice
Audience: 2 and up
Annotation:
Two characters argue over whether the animal they see before them is a duck or a rabbit.
Personal Reaction:
This book is both a clever take on a confounding optical illusion and a satisfying exploration of how different points of view can both be correct. As two offstage characters argue over whether the animal before them is a duck or a rabbit, they each give evidence of their own point of view. It would seem that each has convinced the other... just as the animal runs away. But the characters are faced with another conundrum when an anteater/brachiosaurus appears placidly munching on a pile of ants/the leaves of a tree...
This is a book with excellent read aloud appeal or potential for a puppet show. Use it with children to discuss the value of different perspectives.
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