Skip to content
From School Library Journal PreSÃDuck and Goose are searching for a pumpkin
like the one their friend Thistle has. They look unsuccessfully in a hollow
log, in a pile of bright autumn leaves, and in an apple tree. They even look
under the water and on top of a stump before Thistle suggests that they look
in the pumpkin patch. On the final spread, they are shown carrying a large
pumpkin between them, and Goose says, "We sure know how to find a pumpkin,
Duck," and Duck agrees. This appealing story is told in simple, well-chosen
words and illustrated with uncluttered oil paintings done in autumn colors.
Signs of the season are everywhere. Dark red apples have fallen to the ground,
a lone acorn sits on a tree stump, and orange leaves lay lightly on the grass
under a pellucid blue sky. Preschoolers on their annual pilgrimage to the
local pumpkin patch will identify with Goose and Duck.ÃMary Jean Smith,
Southside Elementary School, Lebanon, TN Copyright © Reed Business
Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Read more
About the Author Tad Hills is the author and illustrator of the ALA Notable
Book Duck & GooseÃcalled Ãexpressiveà and Ãadorableà in a starred review from
Kirkus ReviewsÃand Duck, Duck, Goose, both New York Times bestsellers. His
Duck & Goose boardbooks include the ALA Notable Book WhatÃs Up, Duck?, Duck &
Goose 1, 2, 3 and Duck & Goose: How Are You Feeling? He is also the
illustrator of Waking Up Wendell, My Fuzzy Friends, and Knock, Knock, WhoÃs
There? Tad lives in Brooklyn with his wife, their two children, and a dog (who
will soon star in a book of his own!). Read more