By: Toni Buzzeo Publisher: Dial Average Rating: Binding: Hardcover Label: Dial Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 32 Publication Date: January 27, 2003 Reading Level: Baby-Preschool
Product Description: Dawdle Duckling won't follow dutifully behind Mama Duck like his three siblings do. He's too busy preening and playing, splashing and spinning, dunking and dipping . . . and always, always dreaming. But he's in for a surprise: There's a crocodile waiting for a duckling lunch to swim by. When Mama quacks a warning, suddenly Dawdle Duckling isn't such a dawdler after all!
A cheerful, reassuring tale of youthful rebellion and parental protection-perfect for Easter, Mother's Day, and every day.
A cute book The good little ducklings stay with their momma, but Dawdle Duckling just wants to play and so he does not listen to his momma. But, there are dangers out there, and that shows Dawdle Ducking that it is time to get close to his momma!
This is a cute book - brightly colored, with a fun set of illustrations. I liked the story, and my three-year-old liked saying the repeated lines along with me. We enjoyed this book and recommend it to you and your little reader!
Moms will identify, kids will laugh Any mother who's ever waited, car keys in hand, for a kid to tie his shoes, get his book bag, finish his milk, etc., will identify with this Mama Duck, who in her oh-so-kindly way encourages her little dawdle duckling to get a move on. Kids on the other hand will understand that Dawdle is not stalling but exploring, daydreaming, thinking -- and they'll be the first to urge him on when trouble rears its crocodilian head. (Or is that a gator?) The art is so vivid you almost expect these darling ducks to swim off the page and shake their downy fannies at the reader. A beauty of a book.
My daughter loves this book and she is under 1! The first time we heard this book, Toni Buzzeo actually read it. My daughter was only 6 months old and when Toni started to read it my daughter put all her attention to her and loved every minute of it. I got this book as soon as I could. She still loves it to this day!
New Favorite "That's like me," my four year old said after our first reading of Dawdle Duckling. She totally related to day dreamer, Dawdle; she loves to do things her own way and her path is always filled with 'zigzags' and diversions that leave me trying to hurry her along. And like Dawdle, she knows that her mother is always waiting with open arms when trouble appears. After three readings she had the catchy refrain down and was 'reading' the book to herself. She loves the illustrations and picked right up on Dawdle's bent hat that sets him apart from his siblings. My daughter has proudly placed Toni Buzzeo's newest title in her special 'favorites' section of her bookshelf, and we are eager for more from Ms. Buzzeo.
Mom of dawdler laughed all the way through Am I the only mom who always seemed to be saying, "Hurry up"? At one point, my oldest son said solemnly, "But I don't LIKE to hurry." Somehow it was a revelation. Oh. He doesn't LIKE to hurry. Anyone who has dealt with a dawdler will find this book hysterically funny...and great fun to share with kids. Toni Buzzeo has put her finger perfectly on the situation--and her dawdle duckling is a real charmer who doesn't get whapped with some punishment at the end but realizes for himself that there is a time to dawdle and a time to get zippy! Fabulous toddler book.
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