Seven Little Ducklings by Annette LeBlanc Cate - ADVISABLE

Seven Little Ducklings by Annette LeBlanc Cate. PICTURE BOOK. Candlewick Press, 2025. $19. 9781536235746

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE

APPEALS TO: MANY

One night, mother duck is asleep on her nest of seven eggs.  When she wakes up, the eggs have hatched, and the baby ducks are scattered.  Mother duck quickly goes after them, finding them and saving them.  Along the way she ends up with more baby ducks than she started with including a baby mouse and a baby turtle.  Now she has 12 babies, and five of them are not hers.  What should she do?

Seven Little Ducklings is an adorable counting story full of unconditional love for others.  Cate's cute illustrations are soft and expressive.

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