An anxious mother duck leads her brood around the pond as she searches for one missing duckling.

"Robert McCloskey's unusual and stunning pictures have long been a delight for their fun as well as their spirit of place."—The Horn Book Mrs. Mallard was sur

As a mother duck leads her ducklings home, one dawdles and is left behind but, luckily, a friend is there to help the little duckling back to his nest in time f

Originally published: Natick, MA: Picture Book Studio, c1987.

A mother duck builds her nest, lays her eggs, hatches six ducklings, and teaches them about life on their own.