SEVEN LITTLE DUCKLINGS , written and illustrated by Annette Leblanc Cate

Writer-illustrator Annette Le Blanc Cate creates a perfect rhyming read-aloud for young children, SEVEN LITTLE DUCKLINGS. It begins quietly as Mother Duck waits for her seven eggs to hatch. She sleeps through soft cracks and soft peeps and wakes to empty eggshells. So begins a more energetic rhyming trek as she seeks to find her chicks, one that yields rescues and fondness for thirteen babies. Then rhymes quiet for a finally bedding down as she embraces an increased family. For babies there are the soothing and enthusiastic rhythms but there’s counting and drama for preschoolers.You can find out more about this book and the audio at the purchase link below.