Duck on a Bike by David Shannon Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Duck on a Bike
Book Review: Delightful!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is such a fun book for children and their Parents! The farm animals are so cute and the expression on their face is humorous! Parent's can have fun giving each character a different voice. This is an excellent book for young children! My son enjoys many of David Shannon's stories, including the David books. The David books are probably more for children past the toddler stage. My son read one of the David books in front of class and the students loved it! The David pictures are pretty funny too.
Duck on a Bike is fun reading for the family!
Book Review: Delightful!
Summary: 3 Stars
There is something incredibly funny about farm animals riding bikes--oddly, this is as close to normal as David Shannon ever gets. It's a cute little ride around the farmyard, if you're willing to suspend your disbelief about the laws of physics and comparitive animal sizes. My students love listening to this book and looking at Shannon's bright pictures.Book Review: Duck duck bike
Summary: 4 Stars
Not since Doreen Cronin created her own enterprising foul in "Click Clack Moo" has a duck so single handedly taken farm matters directly into his own hands. In this particularly charming tale, a curious duck eyes a shiny red bicycle on the farm. Judging himself a worthy rider, Duck hops onto the bike and visits all the other animals on the farm. Each animal responds with their own particular sound (moos, meows, woofs, etc.) but think what they will about Duck's exploits. When a large bike riding group of youngsters arrive on the farm and head inside the house, their own bicycles become too much of a lure for the barnyard fellows and soon the yard is full of wheeling critters. Using a selection of beautiful paints, novel characters, and interesting angles, author/illustrator David Shannon (of "No, David" fame) has created a truly delightful tale. His attention to detail is remarkable. Kids that remember that when Duck passed the goat his thought was, "I'd like to eat that bike!" will be rewarded if they notice that once on such a contraption, the goat makes a point of chewing on the available basket. And honestly, who else could draw a horse sneering any better than Shannon? The curl of the lip is an expression I've often expected on certain finicky animals. Safety conscious parents will note that the pack of kids arriving on the farm, aside from being nicely multicultural and of different genders, are almost all wearing safety helmets. So well done there. And as a personal note, I always give extra points to those illustrators that understand the beauty of the silent gag. The two page spread of the animals eying the new bicycles eagerly will make parents laugh in appreciation and make gleeful those kids that can figure out what is about to occur. And much like the more recent "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus", we can appreciate the troubles that might come from Duck's curious perusal of an unmanned tractor on the last page. All in all, a fun story that would read aloud very very well to large groups of children. Highly recommended.
Book Review: Duck on A Bike
Summary: 3 Stars
This was a great book to read.Because of the illustrations.The duck wanted tosee how it was to ride a bike. So he got one then started to ride it. Then he came up to some of his friends and showed them what he could do on a bike. Then all his friends started to ride bikes.Book Review: Duck on a Bike
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been reading this book since my nephew who will be 11 was 3 years old..I will never forget how we cracked up as we turned one page in particular...The illustrations are wonderful..I have purchased this as a gift for many children since then..My recent purchase was for my 3 year old grandson....I enjoy reading it to them as much as they enjoy it also...Great story!