Make Way for Ducklings - Bookology Magazine

Geography, Part 1

April 8, 2021March 24, 2021 by Heidi Hammond and Gail Nordstrom

Many picture books have anonymous settings, but some include authentic landmarks identifying locations that can be pinpointed on a map. Traveling from west coast to east coast, several Caldecott Award books feature settings in the United States, and we can become armchair travelers through the illustrations.

Caren Stelson

October 31, 2020October 27, 2020 by Vicki Palmquist

Caren Stelson The book I wish everyone would read: I love Make Way for Ducklings written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey, and I wish every parent and child would read this ageless picture book together. Why do I love Make Way for Ducklings? Let me start with the fact that my family is from Boston and Make Way for Ducklings takes place in the city of Boston. In

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Summoning Spring

March 8, 2021April 26, 2018 by Martin and Root

Jackie: Spring is a little late coming to the Midwest this year. But we can remember sunny days with violets and trillium blooming and rainy days that turn the grass green (instead of the snow we continue to get in mid-April). Rainy days make us think of ducks and we are going to beckon reluctant spring with stories of ducks.… more

Notable Birds in Children’s Literature

April 18, 2018April 7, 2015 by Marsha Qualey

Birdy, named Catherine, is in good company in the crowded Aviary that is children’s literature. … more

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