The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?

The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? is a 2012 picture book by Mo Willems. It is about a duckling that asks for, and receives, a cookie, a pigeon that complains about it, but is then flummoxed when the duckling passes the cookie to him.

The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?

Author	Mo Willems
Illustrator	Mo Willems
Language	English
Subject	Children's literature, Picture book
Published	2012 (Hyperion Books for Children)
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardback, paperback)
Pages	36 (unpaginated)
ISBN	9780545816717
OCLC	899217278
Preceded by	The Pigeon Wants a Puppy!
Followed by	The Pigeon Needs a Bath!

In 2014, Weston Woods adapted the book to a 7-minute animated short film, directed by Pete List and starring Willems as the Pigeon and Trixie Willems as the Duckling.

Reception

Booklist, reviewing The Duckling Gets A Cookie!?, wrote "Willems has an extraordinary ability to convey immediate, deep characterization with a few deft strokes. He knows, too, how to spread the action across a picture book, carefully managing the panels and page turns to ramp up the drama. Fans will delight at another outing, and the protagonist's indelible "pigeonality" will welcome newcomers to the club."^[1] and the School Library Journal wrote "While just plain fun to read aloud, this book is an excellent conversation starter on the topics of politeness and making reasonable requests. This meta-tale that references the gamut of the Pigeon oeuvre will please fans and newcomers alike."^[1]

The Horn Book Magazine's review noted "Simple speech-balloon text, animated illustrations, and a clean design continue to be a successful formula for Willems's brand of storytelling."^[2]

The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? has also been reviewed by Publishers Weekly,^[3] Kirkus Reviews,^[4] Common Sense Media,^[5] The New York Times,^[6] and AudioFile.^[7]

Awards

• 2013 CCBC Choice,^[8]
• 2013 Irma Black Award - honor^[9]

See also

• Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
• The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!
• Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!
• The Pigeon Wants a Puppy!
• The Pigeon Needs a Bath!
• The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster!

References

• Children's literature portal

1. The Duckling Gets A Cookie!?. Hyperion Book CH. 3 April 2012. ISBN 9781423151289. OCLC 726620609. Retrieved April 13, 2017. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
2. Kitty Flyn (March 14, 2012). "Review of The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?". The Horn Book. Media Source. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
3. "The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? (starred review)". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. February 13, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2017. Willems packs his punchy dialogue, punctuation, and cartoon visuals with meaning.
4. "The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? (starred review)". Kirkus Media LLC. January 4, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2017. Just as enjoyable as a read-aloud to a group or as a one-on-one lapsit, it's a pleasure to see Willems at the top of his game, and The Pigeon suitably humbled.
5. Regan McMahon. "The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?". www.commonsensemedia.org. Common Sense Media Inc. Retrieved April 13, 2017. Amid the silliness and the pigeon's extreme reaction to his perceived unfair treatment, there are sweet messages about politeness, sharing, and expressing your needs directly.
6. Pamela Paul (April 25, 2012). "Books Make Way for Ducks: 'The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?' and 'Just Ducks'". New York Times. Retrieved April 13, 2017. the book's sprightly mix of Willems's trademark humor and deceptively simple drawings –- so lively they feel like an animated cartoon –- will have children in giggles, whether the book is read with a cookie or not.
7. "Reviews: The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? (audio book)". audiofilemagazine.com. 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2017. The narrating duo of Mo Willems and his 11-year-old daughter, Trixie, captivate the listener. Together, they bring humor and pizzazz to prickly Pigeon's latest insult at the hands of irresistible Duckling.
8. Kathleen T. Horning; Merri V. Lindgren; Megan Schliesman (2013). CCBC Choices 2013: Picture Books for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers (PDF). Friends of the CCBC Inc. p. 59. Retrieved April 13, 2017. Mo Willems once again makes it all look so easy, evoking intense emotions—and great humor—with dialog and skillful strokes of his artist's pen in another hilarious outing for the pigeon.
9. "Past Winners: 2013 Winners: Hoonor Books". bankstreet.edu. Bank Street College of Education. Retrieved April 13, 2017.