Are We There Yet?

by Sam Williams, Manja Stojic (Illustrator)

Overview

The grass is always greener near the other pond in this fun story—now available in board!
Eeny, Meeny, Miney and Little Mo, four adorable ducklings, swim with Mama Duck on the pretty pond where they live. But every day Eeny, Meeny, and Miney whine about how bored they are. So clever Mama takes them on a journey—and where they end up is a big surprise! This delightfully told and beautifully illustrated book gently teaches toddlers that happiness doesn't depend on where you are . . . but on how you see the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781907967467
Publisher:	Boxer Books
Publication date:	03/05/2013
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.90(w) x 9.70(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Sam Williams has written Talk Peace (Holiday House) and has illustrated many picture books, including No More Diapers for Ducky! (Boxer Books), Baby Cakes (Simon &and Schuster), and Frosty the Snowman (Scholastic).

Manja Stojic is an extraordinary author-artist whose picture book Tiger's Story was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2008. Manja grew up and studied in Belgrade, Serbia, and has traveled all over the world.

Editorial Reviews

If Make Way for Ducklings had been chock-full of whiny fowl, it might have looked like this thinly veiled metaphor of a family road trip. Mother Duck's children Eeny, Meeny and Miney are sick of their old pond. While Little Moe protests that he loves it, his older siblings do nothing but kvetch. Mother's solution is a trip, complete with duckweed sandwiches and lots of walking. As they journey, Mother Duck points out the various farm animals along the way (her children remain unimpressed, save her youngest, who dutifully supplies every animal noise). Yet by the day's end, even the stalwart Little Moe is quacking a desperate, "Are we there yet?" while his siblings debate who pushed whom. Imagine their surprise when the destination turns out to be their original pond. The now-overjoyed ducklings quack high praise for the formerly detested spot, not a word of complaint out of them. The old story will be new to the young audience, and the simple language gives the book high read-aloud potential. There's no guarantee the preschool audience will catch the car-trip analogy, but they may be so caught up in Stojic's thick digital paints and Williams' droll storytelling that it doesn't matter. A measured counterattack for those parents planning on going anywhere with chronic complainers in tow. (Picture book. 4-8)

Kirkus Reviews

Praise for the hardcover edition of ARE WE THERE YET?
 “A measured counterattack for those parents planning on going anywhere with chronic complainers in tow.” —Kirkus Reviews

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