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Little Quack's New Friend (2006)

Little Quack's New Friend (2006)

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ISBN
0689868936 (ISBN13: 9780689868931)
Language
English
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simon & schuster books for young readers

About book Little Quack's New Friend (2006)

This is a very cute book and is about how Little Quack and his brothers and sisters become friends with a greeen frog named Ribit. At first, his brother and sisters don't want to become friends with the frog because he's green and he hops and he can't do anything that dicks can do. Little Quack becomes friends with Ribit because he doesn't care that he's green or different Little Quacks accepts Ribit for the friendship with him. Eventually, Little Quack's brothers and sisters become friends with Ribit as well. This book I would recommend to all children to read because the message is that each child can become friends with another child and it doesn't matter if he or she has a disabilty or can't walk straight. What matters is what's on the inside and that she's a caring friend even though her friend may have a disability.

Little Ribbit the frog finds it hard to make friends with a family of ducklings until Little Quack becomes his friend and, in doing so, helps his family see that Little Ribbit is not so different after all. As they play, little yellow duck and green frog find that they have a great deal in common and they have fun together. One by one all of Little Quack's siblings can't resist joining in the games. The text is fun to read aloud, describing the joy of play and filled with sound words like "Squashy" and "Squooshy" and the illustrations are bright and colorful - and filled with the joy of splashing in a pond and squishing in mud. Truly a lovely book about friendship.

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I thought this book was a light hearted way to bring up the theme of diversity. There is a frog who wants to become friends with five little ducks. At first, the ducks do not want to be friends with the frog, but little by little they realize that they all enjoy to play in the same ways. Even though they are different colors and different sizes, they still like the same things. I enjoyed the colors in the drawings. They were very bright and inviting. *Little Quack is the only duck at the pond who will be friends with the new frog. Throughout the story, the other ducks realize that even though the frog looks different, all of the animals play in the same way. I thought this book was a light hearted way to bring up the theme of diversity.
—Stephanie Davis

I picked this up at the library after I bought "Little Quack's Hide & Seek" and my son really liked it. This book is about Little Ribbit, Little Quack's new frog friend. At first, Little Quack's siblings don't like him because he is green, little, a frog and doesn't quack. But as the day wears on, they realize that it is okay for him to be different, when they have one thing in common - they all like to play. My son loved the illustrations and "sound effects" in the book. Recommended for ages 1-5, 4 stars.
—Rachel

This book is a great way to show how little children sometimes interact. 4 ducks initially leave out a little frog, until they see him playing with the youngest duck. They eventually ask if they can join in playing, to which the frog and youngest duck immediately say, "sure!". My personal experience has involved being left out before, and everyone probably has an idea of what that might feel like. This might be great to read as a read aloud for enrichment purposes to kindergarteners. It would encourage all children to play together and to never leave someone out. On the other hand, it could teach children to be forgiving just like the frog was to the ducks. It will help teach that children should always be accepting of one another.
—Alyssa Ruehl

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