Duck is Lenny's best thing and they do everything together, so Lenny is heartbroken when his toy is lost one summer. Lenny never forgets his special friend, not even when he is all grown up with children of his own. Then one day, Lenny's son, Ben, is playing in his grandmother's attic when he makes a very important discovery . . .

A beautifully warm story about childhood treasures and family affection through the generations.

There are 32 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 2005 by Pan Macmillan .

Jonathan Shipton was born in Birmingham in 1948 but has spent most of his adult life in Wales where he now lives with his partner, Viv. He has five children and three grandchildren who keep him young and provide ideas and inspiration. Rosalinda Kightly was born in north London. She is married with three children. She spends her time painting, gluing, cutting and sticking, and when she's not walking or cycling, she's at her desk with the radio on, and a cup of tea going cold on the side. Oh, and trying to teach the new young cats not to walk on the artwork. Suzanne Diederen is quickly developing an international reputation as an outstanding illustrator. Already very popular in her native Holland, her books have been sold into over seven different countries. This is her first picture book for Macmillan. Her second, IT'S A BEAR'S LIFE (1 405 00474 6), written by Anna Wilson, will be published in July 2005.