Duck and his friends have already a number of serious disasters: Duck’s exuberance tends to get the better of him. Here, the friends are off to play with bat and ball. Everyone has a job to do, Goat will bowl, Sheep can catch, Frog will call when Duck is out and, Duck will bat. But Duck’s first whack sends the ball flying high into a tree where it firmly sticks. How the animals get the ball out of the tree involves one calamity after another before the game can resume. Told in bouncing rhyming couplets which perfectly capture the daftness of the plot, this makes perfect reading aloud. (2+)
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Duck and friends go out one day
with a bat, a ball and a glove to play.
Duck hits the ball – but where does it fall?
On a branch in the tree, now they can’t play at all.
Frog has an idea, Duck lends a hand
but nothing turns out quite as planned.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Hit The Ball, Duck and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-4 years old
Hit The Ball, Duck features in the following genres: Recommended Children's eBooks, Recommendations, Featured Books for 3+ readers
Hit The Ball, Duck is available in Paperback
Hit The Ball, Duck was written by Jez Alborough and published by Harpercollins Publishers