{"id":43699,"date":"2024-05-01T22:47:41","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T02:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=43699"},"modified":"2024-05-01T22:47:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T02:47:41","slug":"review-of-lucky-duck-by-greg-pizzoli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=43699","title":{"rendered":"Review of Lucky Duck, by Greg Pizzoli"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Lucky Duck<\/em><\/p>\n

by Greg Pizzoli<\/p>\n

Alfred A. Knopf, 2024. 40 pages.
\nReview written April 30, 2024, from a library book.
\nStarred Review<\/p>\n

Lucky Duck<\/em> has the feel of a classic picture with elements from the beginning that are important in the end. And it shows that luck is all in your perspective.<\/p>\n

As the book opens, Susan Duck is complaining about her bad luck because the skates she ordered are two sizes too big.<\/p>\n

But then a wolf comes to her door in a tuxedo proclaiming that it’s her lucky day! She’s won a big, shiny, new soup pot!<\/p>\n

This gets Susan feeling lucky for a few hours – until her kitchen light bulb burns out. But then the wolf comes by and says she’s won lots of onions – perfect for making soup!<\/p>\n

And so it continues. Susan Duck has a set of banal little things go wrong, making her feel unlucky. But after each one, the wolf comes by with another “prize” – which happen to be ingredients for soup.<\/p>\n

The astute reader will figure out where this is going. But when the wolf declares himself ready for duck soup – suddenly each one of the things that went wrong works together to thwart the wolf in silly but effective ways.<\/p>\n

And Susan Duck ends the day feeling lucky indeed.<\/p>\n

This is the sort of picture book that makes me miss doing preschool storytimes. I can just hear the kids shouting warnings as I read it. Any kid who has this read to them is lucky indeed.<\/p>\n

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Disclaimer: I am a professional librarian, but the views expressed are solely my own, and in no way represent the official views of my employer or of any committee or group of which I am part.<\/p>\n

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