Lost and Found Ducklings by Valeri Gorbachev
Published by Holiday House on February 12th 2019
ISBN: 0823441075
Pages: 32
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Brother and Sister Duck just received nets in the mail and want to go catch some things in them.  Unfortunately, they get so involved with the game they don’t heed their parent’s advice and wander into the forest as dusk comes.  Finding themselves lost, they cry “Peep, Peep” but only the animals in the forest hear them.  Each animal tries to assist by showcasing their own bellowing, piercing howl, shrill screaming and fierce growling, but to no avail.  Only after they all cry at once are the parents alerted.  The forest animals and their various accessories that go flying off as they call their special call are comical and demand listeners to follow suit.  There is a repetitive line after each animal tries to call that provides a positive way for young ones to join in with the reading.  This is a perfect story time read for children ages 3-6.

Reviewed by Sheila Dube, Springvale Public Library