Synopses & Reviews
Duck can swim faster and Gander can fly higher, so which is the one and only, true and forever champion of champions? They compete in a freeze-in-place contest. Whoever moves first loses. But though buzzing bees, bouncing bunnies, swarming crows, and whooshing winds test both contestants, the real winner proves his mettle when Fox picks his prey.
Synopsis
Duck, the faster swimmer, and Gander, the higher flyer, compete in a zany freeze-in-place contest to determine which of them is the champion of champions, a challenge that proves more difficult than expected, as their rivalry is soon tested by bees, bunnies, crows, the wind, and a hungry fox.
Synopsis
Duck and Gander compete in a "freeze in place" contest--whoever moves first loses--and buzzing bees, bouncing bunnies, swarming crows, and whooshing winds test both contestants. But the real winner proves his mettle when Fox picks his prey.
About the Author
Erica Silverman is the author of several books including Big Pumpkin; When the Chickens Went on Strike, which was a Sydney Taylor Honor book; and Sholom's Treasure, which won the Sydney Taylor Award and was a runner-up for the National Jewish Book Award. Her books have received the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award, the California Young Reader Medal, ABA Pick of the List, and the first book in her early-reader series Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa won the Theodore Seuss Geisel Honor. She lives in Los Angeles, California. Visit her at <>. S. D. Schindler is the popular and versatile illustrator of many books for children, including Big Pumpkin and the ALA Notable Book Don't Fidget a Feather, both by Erica Silverman, How Santa Got His Job by Stephen Krensky, and Johnny Appleseed by Rosemary and Stephen Vincent Benét. He lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.