Truck Full of Ducks - by Ross Burach (School And Library)

About the Book

Burach, author/illustrator of "There's a Giraffe in My Soup, " strikes picture book gold by breathing fresh life into tried and true topics--trucks and ducks!--in this laugh-out-loud comedy of errors! Full color..

Book Synopsis

Titanic new talent Ross Burach breathes fresh life into tried and true topics -- trucks and ducks! -- in this laugh-out-loud comedy of errors!

Children will delight in the extreme silliness of this story and will repeatedly pore over the detailed, colorful, and quirky illustrations. --School Library JournalDid you call for a truck full of ducks?Bernie is on the road to make a delivery when one of the ducks EATS the directions. Oh no! How will he find his customer?Join the flock on this wacky call-and-response ride to find out just WHO ordered a truck full of ducks -- and why!Ross Burach's screwball comedy is filled with surprise twists and crafty jokes that will quack you up!

Review Quotes

Praise for Truck Full of Ducks, by Ross Burach: Burach will have readers quacking up, both with the frequent repetition of the title -- 'Did you call for a truck full of ducks?' is a funny line no matter how often it's read or heard -- and over the illustrations... Sight gags and side comments in the pictures add further yuks to this ducky delight. -- BooklistChildren will delight in the extreme silliness of this story and will repeatedly pore over the detailed, colorful, and quirky illustrations. -- School Library JournalBurach tells his story entirely through dialogue, packing it -- and his exuberant, crayon-like digital illustrations -- with visual jokes [and] an abundance of funny details to discover in each scene. -- Publishers WeeklySilly details decorate every spread... Storytime audiences will quack up. -- Kirkus ReviewsPraise for Billy Bloo is Stuck in Goo, illustrated by Ross Burach: 2018 CBC Children's & Teen Choice Book Awards FinalistBegs to be read aloud... Gleeful, errant nonsense. -- Kirkus ReviewsPlenty to linger (and laugh) over. -- Publishers WeeklyLots of giggles and goo, and weird characters too, in this rhyming cumulative storytime read-aloud, make this title a must-have for picture book collections. -- School Library Journal

About The Author

Ross Burach loves drawing pictures, making up jokes, dabbling in animation, and hanging out with his family. He is the creator of the acclaimed picture book Truck Full of Ducks, and the highly anticipated The Very Impatient Caterpillar, coming in March 2019, as well as the interactive board book Hi-Five Animals! Ross's work can also be seen in Jennifer Hamburg's Billy Bloo Is Stuck in Goo, a Children's Choice Book Award finalist, hailed by Publishers Weekly as a high-energy cartoon that looks as though it sprang directly from a child's imagination. Ross lives in Brooklyn, New York. You can visit him online at rossburach.com.