swim, little duck

This book is a collaborative effort between Miska Miles, a Newbery-Award winning author, and is the first of Jim Arnosky's tremendously popular picture books. It tells the simple story of a little duck who sets out on her own to see a little bit of the world; she meets a frog, a rabbit, and a pig, and they each take her to see their homes. She begins to get tired and thirsty, and when the frog takes her to see his home (which turns out to be hers as well) she is well content to rejoin her flock. This is a sweet book about independence and homecoming, and includes some nice barnyard and outdoor scenes rendered simply but beautifully in black, white and brown.