Duck, Duck, Moose by Mary Sullivan
Published by Clarion Books on March 23, 2021
ISBN: 035831349X
Pages: 40
Genres: Animals, Fantasy, Humor
Format: Picture Book Fiction
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In a sparse rhyming pattern of threes, a child runs to the duck, duck and moose playing cards to ask them where is goose.  The animals become frantic and they go across the farm “run, run, run,” and “go, go, go” using the tracker “Big Moe” to get to the gate.  The gate is locked and they try to get the key, but are thwarted by stinging bees.  After being stuck in the mud they make it home to a bath and bed.  In the morning, Goose arrives home from what looks like a planned vacation to the beach.  Most words are in dialogue bubbles providing a guide for new readers.  The whole interchange is high energy and the ending seems slightly anti-climactic.  This is a picture book suitable for readers in pre-k-1.

Reviewed by Sheila Dube, Youth Services Librarian, Springvale Public Library