Duck! Rabbit! Cover

I recently found the perfect Easter basket book for boys and girls in a wide age range (3-7).   It’s called Duck! Rabbit! The text of the book is super simple, but the pictures provide a clever look an optical illusion in the form of an argument over whether a duck or a rabbit is depicted.  The book illustrates a good point that can be made in many arguments, “It depends on how you look at it!”

Duck! Rabbit! is a delightful read-aloud for young children.  In addition, I love that a digital version of it is available at Amazon.com.  It is perfect for showing in your classroom through a digital projector and whiteboard (ACTIVBoard, SMARTBoard, etc.).  Here’s the link to the digital content on Amazon (You can also find it posted on YouTube, but most schools can’t access YouTube due to filtering.):
http://www.amazon.com/gp/mpd/permalink/m296GUZCI50OD

The artwork in this book makes me think of Eric Rohmann’s bold, expressive relief prints in My Friend Rabbit, a former Caldecott winner.  It would also make a great addition to the Easter basket of young children as it is a simple story of friendship between Rabbit and Mouse told mostly through pictures with minimal text.