Ivan Bates

A sweet, joyful and charmingly funny springtime picture book celebrating the determination of a little duckling who finds inventive ways to keep up with his family. Mamma Duck and her ducklings are paddling to the pond. But the littlest duck, Puck, keeps falling behind… “Keep up, Duck!” his mama quacks. But Puck is determined. Even if he can’t swim very fast, he WILL find a way to keep up! The youngest of readers will soon be joining in with Mamma Duck’s irresistible refrain in this bouncy picture book from the illustrator of children’s favourite, Do Like a Duck Does!

A sweet, joyful and charmingly funny springtime picture book celebrating the determination of a little duckling who finds inventive ways to keep up with his family. Mamma Duck and her ducklings are paddling to the pond. But the littlest duck, Puck, keeps falling behind… “Keep up, Duck!” his mama quacks. But Puck is determined. Even if he can’t swim very fast, he WILL find a way to keep up! The youngest of readers will soon be joining in with Mamma Duck’s irresistible refrain in this bouncy picture book from the illustrator of children’s favourite, Do Like a Duck Does!

Young listeners will echo Mama Duck's irresistible refrain in this noisy, joyful, and bouncy read-aloud about a very clever duckling. Mama Duck and her ducklings are swimming to the lily pond, but the smallest duck, Puck, is always at the end of the line. As paddleboats splish and splosh by, Puck falls farther behind. "Keep up, Duck " Mama quacks. Puck looks at the nearby boats and wonders, how can he keep up? He may not swim very fast, but he is determined. Hop Hop Plop Will he have the last laugh? Children will love being in on the cheeky Puck's sneaky solutions and mimicking all the sound words and the titular catchy chorus.

There once lived a naughty and mischievous bear who liked playing a game he called "Hide and Scare". Then along came Rabbit, who offered advice - a short rabbit lesson on how to be nice. But can a little rabbit show a big bear that there is a kinder way to play?