By Mo Willems
Willems, Mo. The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? New
York, NY: Hyperion Books for Children, 2014. 9781423151289
Plot
Summary
The Duckling asks for a cookie and gets one, with NUTS! The Pigeon
is NOT happy about that. The Pigeon throw a fit and wonders why it never got
any of the things it asked for. While the Pigeon is busy listing all of the
things it has asked for and never gotten, the Duckling waits patiently to tell
the Pigeon that they asked for the cookie so that they could give it to the
Pigeon! The Pigeon is very grateful and the Duckling quietly asks for another
cookie for itself, this time without nuts.
Analysis
This delightful book was written and illustrated by Mo Willems and
is great for reading aloud with children of all ages, from 0 to 99. The
Pigeon's expressions show the range of emotions that it is feeling as it
describes the things that it has asked for but never received. The expressions
are helpful for adults who are reading aloud to children because they show the
tone that the adults should personify.
With thick black lines and simple shapes, Mo Willems has created characters
that are easy for all children to try drawing for themselves. By drawing the
characters for themselves, children can imagine them in their own situations.
Awards
2013 CCBC Choice (Cooperative Children's Book Center)
2014 Irma Black Award - honor
Connections
Mo Willems is a well accredited author and has many books
including his highly rated Elephant and Piggy series. There are currently ten
total books in the Pigeon series, twenty-five books in the Elephant and Piggy
series, and many other individual titles.
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