One Duck Stuck | A Best Picture Book Review

One Duck Stuck is one of those books I found at the library, and knew instantly I had to own, to be able to read it whenever the mood struck. In fact, my two oldest kids loved it so much, I had to purchase a new copy when my younger two children came along. I couldn't let them miss out on this fabulous story.

One Duck Stuck is a first a counting book, with an increasing number of animals appearing on each page. But it also has the most wonderful rhyming going on! End rhymes, alliteration, assonance ... all put together in a bouncing rhythm that makes it almost impossible to sit still while reading. Put that together with simply fabulous colorful illustrations, and you have a true masterpiece for storytime reading.

Phyllis Root is an amazingly prolific writer. She says of picture books, "They're performances that involve a child - something both of you do. And once I started thinking of them that way, I started getting much looser about making up words and playing around with rhythm."

Jane Chapman is an award-winning children's book illustrator married to a children's book author. She also illustrates under the psuedonym Jack Tickle.