Duck! Rabbit! Explained

Duck! Rabbit!
Author:Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Illustrator:Tom Lichtenheld
Cover Artist:Tom Lichtenheld
Country:United States of America
Language:English
Genre:Children's picture book
Published:2009 (Chronicle Books)
Media Type:Print (hardback)
Pages:32 (unpaginated)
Isbn:978-0-8118-6865-5
Oclc:756493381

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

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]

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Notes and References

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

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