Ducks swim, paddle, paddle. Ducks talk, quack, quack. Ducks walk, waddle, waddle. Little duckling at the back. Little duckling wanders off to look at a beetle, hunt a bumblebee and discovers that hanging back from the group can be a dangerous placee when she encounters old scratchy cat. This is a gorgeous rhyming story, with themes of stranger danger and learning how to keep safe. For 2- to 4-year-olds.
