Duckie's Rainbow FROM THE CRITICS
Publishers Weekly
Another playful color lesson, the paper-over-board Duckie's Rainbow by Frances Barry starts out as a quarter-circle and doubles to a half-circle when youngsters open the cover. As readers follow the feathered heroine's journey "through the red poppy field," "under the orange bridge" and onward, the book continues to change: the pages, decreasing in size, begin to form a large rainbow that stretches across the book's full width-with the colors in their proper order (ROYGBIV). Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
Children's Literature - Marcie Flinchum Atkins
Duckie is on her way home. On the way, she goes through red poppy fields, under an orange bridge, through yellow cornfields, and through other things in nature that are the different colors of the rainbow. The book is shaped like a half-rainbow. When the book is open it makes a complete arch. As the reader turns the pages of the book, each page is a smaller arch and another color of the rainbow appears. When Duckie finally reaches home, it rains. After the rain stops, she is able to see the rainbow that the reader has been discovering all along her journey. This book mentions each color of the rainbow and shows different shades of the color on the page. The collage illustrations present a kid-friendly glimpse into the settings that Duckie finds herself in on her way home. This book is a simple but fun way for toddlers to be excited about colors and rainbows. It is sure to impress a toddler when the rainbow is revealed at the end. 2004, Candlewick Press, Ages 2 to 4.
School Library Journal
PreS-Duckie is hurrying home to her nest. On the way she encounters a field of red poppies, an orange bridge, yellow corn, and more. This deceptively simple, fan-shaped concept book is wonderfully creative. Each spread adds its color to an arc at the top of the page; at the end, Duckie sees a beautiful rainbow. The pages are graduated so that when opened the book is a half-circle showing the rings of color. The collage art is basic and the hues are bright. Duckie will appeal to preschoolers, especially toddlers, and be a great addition to storytimes.-Elaine Lesh Morgan, Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
Kirkus Reviews
Duckie hurries across paper collage scenes on double-paged spreads of supersaturated color, each one smaller than the last. When opened, each set of pages forms a half-round of extra-heavy card stock, backgrounds awash in the stated color. Duckie starts out in a red poppy field, and "hopped under the orange bridge . . . and waddled around the yellow cornfield." After the green tree and the blue pond, she gets caught in an indigo shower that gives way to a brilliant rainbow on the final opening, thanks to the increasingly smaller pages. Young viewers will be drawn to the quarter-circle shaped cover, and mesmerized by the hues within this dazzling prelude to Lois Ehlert's "Rainbow" titles. Fans of The Very Hungry Caterpillar will be pleased, too. A bright and appealing debut for the diaper set. (Picture book. 3-6)
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