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The Quacken

by Col Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER BOOKS YOU

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A campground duck legend takes a fuzzy turn

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Hardcover New English

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A campground duck legend takes a fuzzy turn

At Cucumonga Campground, a fearsome lake creature is part of local legend, but Hector sees only appealing ducks. When he breaks the rule against feeding them, the story brings those two views together in the Quacken, a beast described as both ferocious and fuzzy. This picture book builds its comic, lightly spooky premise around the contrast between cute waterfowl and a creature said to swallow everything from children to canoes—and even whales. The campground setting and duck-centered mischief give the tale a playful monster-story frame.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • A fit for children ages 4–8 who enjoy picture books about animals and imaginative creatures.
  • For young readers who like humorous stories with a lightly spooky premise.
  • Suitable for families seeking a campground-set read-aloud featuring ducks and a monster legend.

Themes

Ducks and other waterfowlCampground legendsRule-breakingHumor and mild spookiness

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Book overview

Fans of The Bad Seed and Creepy Carrots will flock to this hilarious, lightly spooky picture book about a boy who unwittingly unleashes a ferociously fuzzy beast on his campground!

Lurking in the lake at Cucumonga Campground is a fearsome and frightening creature. Legend says that it swallows kids, canoes, and even whales whole. But all Hector sees are cute, cuddly, quacking ducks. Until he breaks the campground's most important rule--Don't Feed the Ducks--and releases...the Quacken.
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