I have not read the other Max the Duck books (Duck at the Door and Duck Soup), but after this one, they are definitely on my list! The story is clever and the pictures are engaging. In a classroom, I think this story would be great to teach character development. Between the frightened but helpful cats, the sweet but hungry alligator, and the brave and empathetic duck, we get a great sense of personality in a short and simple tale. The kids liked this book. They laughed in the right spots, etc. It was a little hard to read out-loud, though. The characters in the story often contribute little one-liners in the form of bubble-clouds over their heads, and that's kind of hard to convey in an out-loud situation! My nephew liked the book, and stayed relatively engaged, although not as engaged as I thought he'd be. Eh. It's not a book he's likely to request again. My niece was able to read this one to herself, and I think she got more enjoyment out of it that way. I'd probably give this one 2.5 stars if I could.
Do You like book Duck And Cover (2009)?
Cute how the animals all got creative at the end to try to save the alligator.
—CherryyB_
I love this hungry cute alligator who doesn't eat his new friends!
—Cindy
Too many characters confuse & complicate this story.
—biola
Used with favorite part activity Kindergarten
—chell
Love this little series for the wee folk!
—Mind_Machine
