At first the family really like the lady that moves into the house next door. She gives them delicious red juice, and seems very friendly. But then she gets a duck to live on her garden pond, and it never stops quacking, which drives them all mad. A neighbourhood feud develops, and every idiosyncrasy previously admired now gains sinister overtones. Finally, though, Dad astounds them all, by finding the perfect (and certainly the only!) solution, and the friendship is restored.

 

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 2002 by Andersen Press Ltd .

Philippe Dupasquier was born in Switzerland and studied art in France. His French background and training have influenced his own art form, the high quality comic strip, which is very popular on the Continent and formed the bulk of his reading as a child.