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32 pp.
| HarperCollins/Harper |
January, 2017 |
TradeISBN 978-0-06-240448-0$9.99
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K-3
"Five little ducks went out to play, / With one cool cat leading the way." Readers familiar with the classic kids' song can guess the rest: Dean's popular feline creation loses ducks one by one until he has no playmates left. Talk about no harm, no fowl: although the rhymes' rhythms can falter, the wry, tie-dye-bright art justifies this rendition.