Santa Duck

I bought this book for my daughter a few weeks ago. It is a fabulous book. Very funny and cute. I love the tunes the duck and the cow sing! We both love the book and have read it many times since we bought it.

I bought this book to share with my three granddaughters for Christmas, 2009. I'm eager for the holiday season to get here so we can read about Nicholas Duck's antics! They're gonna love the action, and I'm gonna love sharing the message that helping's better than getting any day. Great book. My little angels are 6 months, 2 and 5 years old. It's never too early to start teaching.

Is it better to give or receive? A duck wearing a Santa suit sets out to find Santa to tell him his Christmas list, but instead is beset by other animals wanting to tell him their lists. When he finally meets Santa he tells him everyone else's lists but forgets to tell Santa his own list. He decides this is okay because helping Santa was the best gift...almost. My kindergartener heard this one at school and came home singing "Jingle Quack" and begging me to get this book.

This is our favorite Christmas book so far. It is a fun and original story with a message. "It may be better to give than to receive, but if you ask the author (or Santa Duck), it is best to do both." My daughter and I enjoyed the wish lists of the animals: - the cat wants a mouse and a canary and a trout and maybe a couple of nice, plump hamsters - the squirrel wants a case of almonds, a case of walnuts, 2 cases of peanuts, and a shovel You just can't help but wondering what the cat will do with the mice, and the squirrel with the shovel. (If you want to find out the wish lists of the chicken, turtle, rabbit, cow and goat, check out your local library or bookstore!) The story is full with silly little extras: I had no idea that Santa Duck wears bunny slippers, or even better, that Santa Claus wears Hippie glasses. This book makes you sing, dance and laugh. "Jingle Quack, Jingle Quack, Jingle All the Quack." If you are still looking for a great Christmas present, don't look any further!

Ho! Ho! Ho! It's Christmas time and Nicholas Duck is worried! Christmas is just one day away, but Nicholas forgot to tell Santa what gifts he wants. If Santa doesn't get Nicholas' list, then this adorable duck might just find socks and underwear under his tree this year. Thus starts the charming adventure of Santa Duck. When Nicholas Duck leaves his house to search for Santa, he finds a wrapped box on his doorstep. The happy duck is thrilled when he opens his gift and finds a Santa suit. Quickly putting the outfit on, Nicholas continues on his journey. Soon, however, Nicholas is accosted by all sorts of animals who think that he is the real Santa Claus. One after the other they tell Nicholas what they want for Christmas. In despair, Nicholas finally runs as fast as he can away from all the other animals. In his rush to escape, the flustered duck runs smack into Santa Claus. Nicholas quickly tells Santa what all the other animals want and then he heads home to wait for Christmas. But as he walks home, the poor duck realizes he'd forgotten to give Santa his own wish list. Arriving at home, Nicholas finds a note from Santa thanking the duck for his help. It is then that Nicholas realizes that helping Santa "was the best gift he could ever get." This is a very sweet story that will have kids reading and re-reading it every day until December 25th. The pictures are simplistic in a way that kids will love, bright, cheery, and Nicholas' beak is stuck in a permanent smile - sure to bring a smile to every child's face. Quill says: A fun book that teaches children that giving is more fun than receiving.