In the Rain with Baby Duck

Amy Hest. Candlewick Press (MA), $6.99 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-7636-0697-8

Baby Duck makes her series debut in a tender, funny story with bright, affectionately detailed art. Ages 3-6. (Apr.)

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