Duck! Rabbit!
Duck! Rabbit! is a 2009 children's picture book written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld. It follows two narrators as they debate whether an illustration is a picture of a duck or a rabbit.
Author | Amy Krouse Rosenthal |
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Illustrator | Tom Lichtenheld |
Cover artist | Tom Lichtenheld |
Country | USA |
Language | English |
Genre | Children's picture book |
Published | 2009 (Chronicle Books) |
Media type | Print (hardback) |
Pages | 32 (unpaginated) |
ISBN | 9780811868655 |
OCLC | 756493381 |
Reception
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
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
References
- Bruce Handy (May 8, 2009). "Happy to Be Me ... or Me! (subscription required)". The New York Times. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- Robin Smith. "Duck! Rabbit!". BookPage. BookPage. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- "Duck! Rabbit!". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. March 1, 2009. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- "Duck! Rabbit! (star review)". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. March 23, 2009. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- Patricia Tauzer. "Duck! Rabbit!". commonsensemedia.org. Common Sense Media Inc. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- "Duck! Rabbit! (Starred Review)". Booklist. American Library Association. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- "Duck! Rabbit!". School Library Journal. Media Source Inc. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- "Duck! Rabbit! (Primary)". The Horn Book. Media Source Inc. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- "Duck! Rabbit!". Library Media Connection. Linworth Publications. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- "Duck! Rabbit! (electronic resource)". borrow.bklynlibrary.org. Brooklyn Public Library. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- "Duck! Rabbit!". ala.org. American Library Association. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- "Grand Canyon Reader Award Previous Nominees and Winners". grandcanyonreaderaward.org. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- "Picture Book Winners by Year" (PDF). claubeehive.org. Children's Literature Association of Utah. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- "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.
- "2010 Baker's Dozen Announced". pabook.libraries.psu.edu. Pennsylvania Center for the Book (Pennsylvania State University). Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- "2010 Texas 2 x 2 Reading List". drive.google.com. Texas Library Association. Retrieved September 30, 2020.