How wonderful to find a rubber duck on shore one day? Eric Carle’s 10 Little Rubber DucksĬarle’s story begins at a factory where assembly line workers are painting details onto bright yellow rubber ducks. Others have been found frozen in Arctic ice and made their way to Newfoundland and Scotland. Some of these rubber toys have washed up on the shores of Alaska, Hawaii, South America, Australia, and the Pacific Northwest. Based on a True Storyĭid you know that 10 Little Rubber Ducks by Eric Carle was based on a true story? Well, it was back in 1992 a shipment of 29,000 rubber bathtub toys, including ducks, beavers, turtles, and frogs, fell overboard from a container ship. One of our favorites is 10 Little Rubber Ducksby Eric Carle, this fun book brings us on a journey of 10 little rubber ducks that have fallen overboard, what will they encounter? Before we go any further, please take a moment and pin this post to your reading board. With colourful creatures, numbers and a beautiful story, this is one book kids are sure to read again and again.We are huge fans of Eric Carle books, maybe it is the fun stories or beautiful artwork that excites children to read. 'As usual, his inimitable illustrations have the unfathomable quality of an innocent childlike collage combined with a glorious work of art.' Book of the month, Junior. 'Made of Carle's characteristic bold collage, cut from textured scraps of scraped and scrubbed paint, this bright and delightful story typically crams in lots of learn…It shows seas of different colours, suggesting different weather, has a touching ending and, as a bonus, a button at the end that makes a gentle, rubber-duck squeak.' Book of the week, The Sunday Times. 'Children's author and illustrator, Carle explores numbers, geography, animals and more in an extraordinary interactive picture book in which rubber ducks are ship-wrecked and swept in all directions to amazing adventures.' The Sun. ‘It's the perfect-to-read-aloud text and gentle humour, combined with an emotionally satisfying - if unlikely - ending, and those glorious illustrations that will make it a bedtime favourite.' Time Out. ”'Carle's repetitively structured story works perfectly and shows that he has lost none of his touch in the 30 years since 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar” - was published.' The Guardian
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