The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? explained
The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? is a 2012 picture book by Mo Willems. It is about a duckling that asks for, and receives, a cookie, a pigeon that complains about it, but is then flummoxed when the duckling passes the cookie to him.
In 2014, Weston Woods adapted the book to a 7-minute animated short film, directed by Pete List and starring Willems as the Pigeon and Trixie Willems as the Duckling.
Reception
Booklist, reviewing The Duckling Gets A Cookie!?, wrote "Willems has an extraordinary ability to convey immediate, deep characterization with a few deft strokes. He knows, too, how to spread the action across a picture book, carefully managing the panels and page turns to ramp up the drama. Fans will delight at another outing, and the protagonist's indelible "pigeonality" will welcome newcomers to the club." and the School Library Journal wrote "While just plain fun to read aloud, this book is an excellent conversation starter on the topics of politeness and making reasonable requests. This meta-tale that references the gamut of the Pigeon oeuvre will please fans and newcomers alike."[1]
The Horn Book Magazine's review noted "Simple speech-balloon text, animated illustrations, and a clean design continue to be a successful formula for Willems's brand of storytelling."[2]
The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? has also been reviewed by Publishers Weekly,[3] Kirkus Reviews,[4] Common Sense Media,[5] The New York Times,[6] and AudioFile.[7]
Awards
- 2013 CCBC Choice,[8]
- 2013 Irma Black Award - honor[9]
See also
Notes and References
- Book: The Duckling Gets A Cookie!? . kcls.bibliocommons . 3 April 2012 . Hyperion Book CH . 9781423151289 . 726620609 . April 13, 2017.
- March 14, 2012 . Review of The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? . Kitty Flyn . The Horn Book . Media Source . April 13, 2017.
- Web site: The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? (starred review) . Willems packs his punchy dialogue, punctuation, and cartoon visuals with meaning. . February 13, 2012 . Publishers Weekly . PWxyz LLC. April 13, 2017.
- Web site: The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? (starred review) . Just as enjoyable as a read-aloud to a group or as a one-on-one lapsit, it's a pleasure to see Willems at the top of his game, and The Pigeon suitably humbled. . January 4, 2012 . Kirkus Media LLC . April 13, 2017.
- Web site: The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? . Regan McMahon . Amid the silliness and the pigeon's extreme reaction to his perceived unfair treatment, there are sweet messages about politeness, sharing, and expressing your needs directly. . www.commonsensemedia.org . Common Sense Media Inc . April 13, 2017.
- News: April 25, 2012 . Books Make Way for Ducks: 'The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?' and 'Just Ducks' . Pamela Paul . the book's sprightly mix of Willems's trademark humor and deceptively simple drawings –- so lively they feel like an animated cartoon –- will have children in giggles, whether the book is read with a cookie or not. . New York Times . April 13, 2017.
- Web site: Reviews: The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? (audio book). The narrating duo of Mo Willems and his 11-year-old daughter, Trixie, captivate the listener. Together, they bring humor and pizzazz to prickly Pigeon's latest insult at the hands of irresistible Duckling. . 2014 . audiofilemagazine.com . April 13, 2017.
- Book: CCBC Choices 2013: Picture Books for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers . Kathleen T. Horning . Merri V. Lindgren . Megan Schliesman . 2013 . 59. Mo Willems once again makes it all look so easy, evoking intense emotions—and great humor—with dialog and skillful strokes of his artist's pen in another hilarious outing for the pigeon. . Friends of the CCBC Inc. . April 13, 2017.
- Web site: Past Winners: 2013 Winners: Hoonor Books . bankstreet.edu . Bank Street College of Education . April 13, 2017.
