Webster J. Duck - Martin Waddell

Advantages: Heart warming story
Disadvantages: None

Webster J Duck A heart warming book by a well known children's author STORY AND ILLUSTRATIONS We start with a lovely double page spread showing a lake, and close to the lake, surrounded by reeds is a little blue egg, which holds Webster J Duck "all folded up so he could fit inside". When Webster stirs, the egg begins to crack, and out he comes- actually he falls out. Undeterred, he stands up, and so begins his quest to find his mum. He wanders ...
...large and friendly looking dog, Webster of course, quacks. In reply, the dog goes "Bow- wow". On the strength of this and being an intelligent kind of chap, Webster J Duck deduces that the dog is not his mother because of course, his mum would make the same sound as him. He does however now think of the dog as the Duck with the waggledy tail. In this way, he meets a sheep, and a cow. The sheep, in Webster's mind, becomes the woolly duck and the ... Read review

Advantages: Non stereotypical fairy tale
Disadvantages: nothing

...is black, and there are trees all around so we get a real feeling that he is indeed in a dark forest. Throughout the book, the text fits around the illustrations so there is plenty for children to look at and comment upon. Little miss is always fascinated at how tall the princess grows "much taller then her daddy". **OTHER BITS OF INFORMATION** My copy is published by walker books,1986, and cost £3.99. ISBN 0-7445-1226-3 There are lots of other copies to be found on various sites, and as ever I always check out amazon, where copies can be bought from £1.00 **OTHER BOOKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR** Martin Waddell is quite a prolific story writer. Other books include: You and Me Little Bear Who Do You Love? Webster J. Duck Tom Rabbit What Use is A Moose Once there were giants **VERDICT** A great book to read if you want to get away from... Read review

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