The Fuzzy Duckling (Golden Baby) - Hardcover

Werner Watson, Jane

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0307929663 ISBN 13: 9780307929662

Publisher: Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc., 2012

Synopsis

In this Little Golden baby book, learn counting and explore a farm with the Fuzzy Duckling!

Early one morning, a small fuzzy duckling goes for a walk around the farm. Who will he meet along the way? Two frisky colts, three baby calves. . . . Little readers everywhere will love following the duckling and counting his new animal friends. Simple words and adorable, classic illustations from the legendary Alice and Martin Provensen make this book as perfect a gift today as it was when it was first published in 1949.

About this title

About the Author:

JANE WERNER WATSON (1915-2004) was the original editor of Little Golden Books, and the author of numerous Golden Books herself, many of which were illustrated by the great children's illustrators of the mid-twentieth century. Some of her bestselling titles include The Fuzzy Duckling (illustrated by Martin and Alice Provensen), Animal Friends (illustrated by Garth Williams), and My Little Golden Book About God, The Christmas Story, and Wonders of Nature (all illustrated by Eloise Wilkin).

MARTIN PROVENSEN (1916-1987) and his wife, Alice, illustrated more than fifty books for children, including Our Animal Friends at Maple Hill Farm and numerous Little Golden Books, such as The Color Kittens and Katie the Kitten. In 1984, they won the Caldecott Medal for The Glorious Fight, which they wrote and illustrated together.

ALICE PROVENSEN (1918-2018) and her husband, Martin, illustrated more than fifty books for children, including Our Animal Friends at Maple Hill Farm and numerous Little Golden Books, such as The Color Kittens and Katie the Kitten. They won the Caldecott Medal for The Glorious Fight in 1984, and Alice won a Caldecott Honor in 1982 for A Visit to William Blake's Inn.

From the Inside Flap:

Alice and Martin Provensen s illustrations are so delightful that children will want to join the fuzzy duckling on his stroll through the countryside, meeting animals along the way. This adorable counting story by Jane Werner Watson is as fresh today as it was in 1949.

About this edition

• Publisher: Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc.
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0307929663
• ISBN 13: 9780307929662
• Binding: Board book
• Number of pages: 24
• Illustrator: Provensen Alice, Provensen Martin