Peep and Ducky Rainy Day

by David Martin, David M. Walker (Illustrator)

Overview

“Totally in tune with toddlers, this snappy read-aloud gets it right.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

When Peep visits Ducky on a rainy day, the little friends have no trouble finding things to do. Inside, there’s a tent to build and a pillow fight to be had. And outside, with the help of galoshes and umbrella, it’s fun to captain a boat — until a whoosh of wind and a clap of thunder send them running back in! Perfectly tuned to a toddler sensibility, this exuberant tale will enchant both listener and reader.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780763695231
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	02/13/2018
Series:	Peep and Ducky
Pages:	24
Sales rank:	665,076
Product dimensions:	6.56(w) x 5.94(h) x 0.55(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

David Martin has written many books for children, including the first to star this feathered duo. He is also the author of Let’s Have a Tree Party!, illustrated by John Manders, and All for Pie, Pie for All, illustrated by Valeri Gorbachev. David Martin lives in Vermont.

David Walker has illustrated Bears in Beds, Bears in the Bath, Bears on Chairs, and Bears and a Birthday, all by Shirley Parenteau, as well as Flip, Flap, Fly! by Phyllis Root. He lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Editorial Reviews

Totally in tune with toddlers, this snappy read-aloud gets it right.
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Once again, these two buddies provide a concise, realistic portrait of the ups, downs, and compromises inherent to friendship.
—Publishers Weekly

This makes a perfect read-aloud for story hours or lapsits, especially for preschoolers just beginning to navigate friendship interactions.
—Booklist Online

Children will have fun looking at the pictures and the text works well as a one-on-one read or as a selection for a rain-themed storytime.
—School Library Journal

From the Publisher

01/12/2015
Friends Peep and Ducky get together for a second play date in this follow-up to Peep and Ducky. There are some minor upsets as they play—the birds “bonk heads” when their chair-and-blanket tent collapses, and both want to be the captain of an umbrella-turned-boat—but Martin and Walker keep the atmosphere upbeat and playful: “Ducky runs to Peep./ Peep runs to Ducky./ Such good friends./ Lucky lucky lucky.” Once again, these two buddies provide a concise, realistic portrait of the ups, downs, and compromises inherent to friendship. Up to age 3. (Feb.)

Publishers Weekly

03/01/2015
PreS-Gr 1—Peep and Ducky are best friends, but a rainy-day playdate can be challenging. When an inside tent and a pillow fight result in bonked heads, they decide that that sort of play isn't much fun. So, they decide to venture out into the rain, thanks to an umbrella. But thunder and lightning pull them back indoors and then the day is over when Peep's mom comes to get him. Told with colorful pictures and rhyming text, this is an engaging story about "such good friends, lucky, lucky, lucky," who make the most of their time together. VERDICT Children will have fun looking at the pictures, and the text works well as a one-on-one read or as a selection for a rain-themed storytime.—Paige Garrison, Aurora Central Public Library, CO

School Library Journal

★ 2014-11-04
Rainy days are oh, so dreary, but not for Peep and Ducky.They turn a rainy day into the perfect time to play! The two feathered friends build a fort, have a pillow fight and then go outside to splish and splash. "Peep gets his boots, / and Ducky does, too. / Peep's are red, / and Ducky's are blue." The bouncy cadence rolls along, keeping equal pace with the two avian youngsters as they flit from one activity to another. Martin tones down the cutesy words from Peep and Ducky's eponymous first outing (2013), instead choosing strong, simple rhymes. Luckily for readers, the "lucky, lucky, lucky" refrain remains, echoing throughout and providing opportunities for little ones' participation. This play date wouldn't ring true without a small argument, so one is appropriately included—a power struggle over who gets to be captain of the umbrella boat. Thick, black-inked outlines can barely contain these two birds' energy, and splotches of rain won't derail their fun. Totally in tune with toddlers, this snappy read-aloud gets it right. (Picture book. 2-5)

Kirkus Reviews