Quacks Like a Duck

Written by an Australian living in the US, Quacks Like a Duck is a celebration of finding your people anywhere you go…even if it’s in costume and on the other side of the world.

About the author

Stephanie Campisi is an Australian author living in the US. Her picture books to date include the Kirkus-starred Ugly Dumpling, Luis and Tabitha, Very Lulu, and Five Sisters. Quacks Like a Duck is her fifth book, and it combines two of her very favorite Aussie things: platypuses and pavlovas.

Summary

Petunia the platypus heads to her first party since arriving from Australia. She has the present, a party hat, and a pavlova, but it’s a costume party and she doesn’t have a costume! Everyone asks what she’s supposed to be: “Are you a duck?” “Do you have webbed feet?” “Can you lay eggs?” Even without a costume, Petunia stands out, and all of the other party guests give her a full-on identity crisis! Will she, with her weird quirks, ever fit in? For anyone who has ever felt out of place—from moving to a new country to moving to a new school—Quacks Like a Duck is a charming tale of acceptance and individuality that will have you laughing and embracing your own quirks and differences with pride.

Product details

• Authors: Stephanie Campisi
• Assisted by: Maria Lebedeva (Illustration)
• Publisher: Workman
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.10.2022
• EAN: 9781641707299
• ISBN: 978-1-64170-729-9
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 262 mm x 260 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 480 g
• Illustrations: Full-color illustrations
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Bullying, JUVENILE FICTION / Holidays & Celebrations / Halloween, Hallowe’en