Duck! Rabbit!
2009 children's picture book by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
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Duck! Rabbit! is a 2009 children's picture book written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld. Published by Chronicle Books, it follows two narrators as they debate whether an illustration is a picture of a duck or a rabbit.
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| Author | Amy Krouse Rosenthal |
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| Illustrator | Tom Lichtenheld |
| Cover artist | Tom Lichtenheld |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's picture book |
| Published | 2009 (Chronicle Books) |
| Publication place | United States of America |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 32 (unpaginated) |
| ISBN | 978-0-8118-6865-5 |
| OCLC | 756493381 |
Reception
In a New York Times article discussing some of Rosenthal's books Bruce Handy wrote "As for the wonderful “Duck! Rabbit!” it is the funniest children’s book ever based on a 19th-century-style optical illusion (or more properly, the Internet tells me, “ambiguous figure”).".[1] BookPage wrote "The text is easy and accessible for the earliest reader, but the ideas are intellectually satisfying for the adults who want to join the fun."[2]
Duck! Rabbit! has also been reviewed by Kirkus Reviews,[3] Publishers Weekly,[4] Common Sense Media,[5] Booklist,[6] School Library Journal,[7] The Horn Book Magazine,[8] and Library Media Connection[9]
Awards and nominations
It is a Junior Library Guild selection,[10] a 2010 American Library Association Notable Children's Book,[11] the 2012 Grand Canyon Reader Award Picture Book winner,[12] 2011 Beehive Awards Picture Book winner,[13] Runner-up for the 2012 Monarch Award,[14] one of the 2010 Baker’s Dozen (13 best books for Family Literacy),[15] and appears on the 2010 Texas 2x2 Reading List,[16]
