None of the pond-residents--bird, turtle, beaver, or fish--has seen Mother Duck's missing baby.
But clever viewers of these charming color scenes can see that the duckling isn't really lost, just adventuring--and never very far away.
A reassuring story of youthful independence and familial love.
--School Library Journal.
Caldecott Honor Book; ALA Notable Children's Book.
An anxious mother duck leads her brood around the pond as she searches for one missing duckling.