You're the Boss, Baby Duck!

By Amy Hest

Book Overview

"Even if you have loads of new-baby books, don't miss this one." -- Booklist

Baby Duck is back -- and she's not the baby anymore! Hot Stuff, Baby Dick's little sister, has arrived, and everyone is making a great big fuss over her. Baby Duck fells pretty cranky about the whole matter. Luckily, Grandpa knows just what to say and do to help Baby feel special again. Amy Hest and Jill Barton tell another warm and funny story full of familiar feelings for everyone in the family.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763608017
• ISBN13: 9780763608019
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Candlewick Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 3 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

You're OK Baby Duck

I'm with Reviewer #2. In our house, we now sometimes call our 2-year-old dog "Baby Duck" because of his rivalry issues, and my 5-month-old son "Hot Stuff." It's a really cute book, deserves 4 stars at least, and the treatment of Baby Duck's eventual acceptance of her little sister is subtle, but I think a child would get it.

Cute, like the rest

I'm writing this review mostly to counter-balance the review below, which is pretty harsh. The book is cute, like the rest in the series, and this one does a good job of reassuring older siblings that they won't be forgotten because of the fuss over the new baby. I don't think it's really worth five stars, you understand, but I don't think it should get an average of only one, either. Frankly, any book that (1) amuses my son, and (2) doesn't have me trying to skip pages to get to the end is OK by me. Honestly: three stars.