New cover reissue in million copy best-selling Duck in the Truck series.

Duck and friends go out one day
with a bat, a ball and a glove to play.

Duck hits the ball - but where does it fall?
On a branch in the tree, now they can't play at all.

Frog has an idea, Duck lends a hand
but nothing turns out quite as planned.

This book is part of a book series called Duck in the Truck .

There are 40 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2009 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Jez Alborough enjoys guitar playing, laughing, roller-skating, learning how to do new things, and juggling, a hobby he finds relaxing when working on a book and has been known to demonstrate in bookstores. Jez Alborough lives in London.