26 September 2024 DUCK, DUCK, GOOSE! by John Hare, HarperCollins/Greenwillow; September 2024, 32p., ISBN: 978-0-06-309323-2

My question is, If mooses have hooves, can they still “hang ten”?

“Duck. Duck. Goose.

Moose?

Moose on the loose.

Duck. Duck. Goose.

Caboose.

DUCK!

Bad luck.”

(Man, oh man! That one really hurt!)

The threes and fours and fives will love this highly-entertaining, comically-illustrated, crackup (OUCH!) of a read that begins with a bunch of ducks and a goose all exiting a snow-fringed pond in search of warmer climes. Thanks to Moose, they will eventually end up together on a tropical island. 

“HONK!”

Make a list of words that rhyme with “Duck.” (NO, silly! Not that one!)

Make a list of words that rhyme with “Goose.” 

Then utilize the two lists to develop a wacky, first-class, gross motor romp featuring the gooses and mooses and the ducks and trucks.

DUCK, DUCK, GOOSE can so readily be employed as a model for the somewhat-older middle graders to develop their own rhyming tales: Have them pick two words. Have them work in groups to develop lists of rhymes for each group member’s two words. Then students can each craft a story–funny; scary; high-energy; magical; whatever–from their two lists.

The Duck-Duck-Goose game will take on a whole new significance after young kids get a taste of this extremely fowl read.

Richie Partington, MLIS

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