Duck, Duck, Dinosaur
by Kallie George (Author) and Oriol Vidal (Illustrator)
Booktalk: The BIG Picture
Three eggs in a nest begin to wiggle and wobble, until CRACK! CRACK! CRACK! It’s a duck . . . duck . . . DINOSAUR!
Meet Feather, Flap, and Spike. They’re three unlikely siblings who each want to stand out. But together, they make the biggest splash!
#kidlit Writing Lesson: the small details
“I’m funny, too!
I’m funny, too!” cried Flap.
But I am funnier,” said Feather.
And the ducklings kept arguing.
Picture book stories also jump back and forth between dialogue and description. This page begins with dialogue:
“I’m funny, too!
I’m funny, too!” cried Flap.
. . . and then another character answers . . .
“But I am funnier,” said Feather.
The description sums it up:
And the ducklings kept arguing.
Once again, each segment of dialogue or description is short and to the point.
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