Delightful ducklings, excitable eggs and a celebration of new life - just in time for Easter! When Mummy Duck lays an egg, everyone quacks with excitement. But Duckling has never seen an egg before. Could there really be a baby duck inside? And could it be that he started that way too? As the days pass, Duckling learns a lot about eggs and birth - and just what all the quacking's about!

 

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 2006 by Walker Books Ltd .

Martin Waddell is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest living writers of books for children. He has won many awards for his work, including the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2004. Dick King-Smith is one of the world's favourite children's book authors. His titles for Walker include the much-loved Sophie books. Dick lives in Bristol. Jill Barton's many popular titles include the Baby Duck stories by Amy Hest. Jill lives in Devon.