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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2009
PreS-Gr 2 Happy-go-lucky Duck and worrywart Raccoon plan a picnic on a beautiful summer day in this poignant and charming tale. Raccoon envisions the outing with negative possibilities: killer bees and a terrible storm that causes the two to seek shelter in a cave, only to come face-to-face with a vicious fire-breathing dragon. Duck imagines a picnic in a meadow surrounded by butterflies, splashing about with Raccoon in the cool riv...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2010
It's a beautiful day, so why doesn't Raccoon want to go on a picnic with Duck? "'Well, I've been thinking,' said Raccoon. 'What if we are attacked by killer bees?'" Worrywart Raccoon's increasingly dire scenarios (which culminate in a fire-breathing dragon encounter) are pretty convincing, and scared-silly Duck abandons the picnic basket to join his friend under a blanket. Then Duck, a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
It's a beautiful day, so why doesn't Raccoon want to go on a picnic with Duck? As worrywart Raccoon imagines increas...Log In or Sign Up to Read More