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Duck! Rabbit!

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Duck! Rabbit!
AuthorAmy Krouse Rosenthal
IllustratorTom Lichtenheld
Cover artistTom Lichtenheld
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's picture book
Published2009 (Chronicle Books)
Publication placeUnited States of America
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages32 (unpaginated)
ISBN978-0-8118-6865-5
OCLC756493381

Duck! Rabbit! is a 2009 children's picture book written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld. Published by Chronicle Books, it follows two narrators as they debate whether an illustration is a picture of a duck or a rabbit.

Reception

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In a New York Times article discussing some of Rosenthal's books Bruce Handy wrote "As for the wonderful “Duck! Rabbit!” it is the funniest children’s book ever based on a 19th-century-style optical illusion (or more properly, the Internet tells me, “ambiguous figure”).".[1] BookPage wrote "The text is easy and accessible for the earliest reader, but the ideas are intellectually satisfying for the adults who want to join the fun."[2]

Duck! Rabbit! has also been reviewed by Kirkus Reviews,[3] Publishers Weekly,[4] Common Sense Media,[5] Booklist,[6] School Library Journal,[7] The Horn Book Magazine,[8] and Library Media Connection[9]

Awards and nominations

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It is a Junior Library Guild selection,[10] a 2010 American Library Association Notable Children's Book,[11] the 2012 Grand Canyon Reader Award Picture Book winner,[12] 2011 Beehive Awards Picture Book winner,[13] Runner-up for the 2012 Monarch Award,[14] one of the 2010 Baker’s Dozen (13 best books for Family Literacy),[15] and appears on the 2010 Texas 2x2 Reading List,[16]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bruce Handy (May 8, 2009). "Happy to Be Me ... or Me! (subscription required)". The New York Times. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  2. ^ Robin Smith. "Duck! Rabbit!". BookPage. BookPage. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "Duck! Rabbit!". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. March 1, 2009. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "Duck! Rabbit! (star review)". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. March 23, 2009. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  5. ^ Patricia Tauzer. "Duck! Rabbit!". commonsensemedia.org. Common Sense Media Inc. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  6. ^ "Duck! Rabbit! (Starred Review)". Booklist. American Library Association. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  7. ^ "Duck! Rabbit!". School Library Journal. Media Source Inc. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  8. ^ "Duck! Rabbit! (Primary)". The Horn Book. Media Source Inc. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  9. ^ "Duck! Rabbit!". Library Media Connection. Linworth Publications. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  10. ^ "Duck! Rabbit! (electronic resource)". borrow.bklynlibrary.org. Brooklyn Public Library. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  11. ^ "Duck! Rabbit!". ala.org. American Library Association. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  12. ^ "Grand Canyon Reader Award Previous Nominees and Winners". grandcanyonreaderaward.org. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  13. ^ "Picture Book Winners by Year" (PDF). claubeehive.org. Children's Literature Association of Utah. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  14. ^ "The winner of the 2012 Monarch K-3 Readers' Choice Book Award is" (PDF). aisled.org. Illinois School Library Media Association. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  15. ^ "2010 Baker's Dozen Announced". pabook.libraries.psu.edu. Pennsylvania Center for the Book (Pennsylvania State University). Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  16. ^ "2010 Texas 2 x 2 Reading List". drive.google.com. Texas Library Association. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
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