''Duck! Rabbit!'' is a 2009 children's

picture book A picture book combines visual and verbal narratives in a book format, most often aimed at young children. With the narrative told primarily through text, they are distinct from comics, which do so primarily through sequential images. The ima ...

written by

Amy Krouse Rosenthal Amy Krouse Rosenthal (born Amy Renee Krouse; April 29, 1965 – March 13, 2017) was an American author of both adult and children's books, a short film maker, and radio show host. She is best known for her memoir ''Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Li ...

and illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld. Published by

Chronicle Books Chronicle Books is a San Francisco–based American publishing company that publishes books for both adults and children. History The company was established in 1967 by Phelps Dewey, an executive with Chronicle Publishing Company, then-publish ...

, it follows two

narrator Narration is the use of a written or spoken commentary to convey a story to an audience. Narration is conveyed by a narrator: a specific person, or unspecified literary voice, developed by the creator of the story to deliver information to the ...

s as they debate whether an illustration is a picture of a duck or a rabbit.

Reception

In a ''

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'' 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”).". ''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." ''Duck! Rabbit!'' has also been reviewed by ''

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'', ''

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'',

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The Horn Book Magazine ''The Horn Book Magazine'', founded in Boston in 1924, is the oldest bimonthly magazine dedicated to reviewing children's literature. It began as a "suggestive purchase list" prepared by Bertha Mahony and Elinor Whitney Field, proprietors of t ...

'', and ''Library Media Connection''

Awards and nominations

It is a

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selection, a 2010

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, the 2012 Grand Canyon Reader Award Picture Book winner, 2011 Beehive Awards Picture Book winner, Runner-up for the 2012

Monarch Award The Monarch Award: Illinois' K-3 Readers' Choice Award was established in 2003 by the Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA) to help Kindergarten through 3rd grade readers become familiar with books, illustrators and authors; encourage ...

, one of the 2010 Baker’s Dozen (13 best books for Family Literacy), and appears on the 2010 Texas 2x2 Reading List,

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Library holdings of ''Duck! Rabbit!''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Duck! Rabbit! 2009 children's books American children's books American picture books Children's non-fiction books Comedy books English-language children's books Children's books about rabbits and hares Children's books about ducks Children's books set in forests Spring (season) in culture

Reception

Awards and nominations

See also

References

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