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Little Duck loves his pacifier, but he is getting bigger and doesn't need it anymore. It's time for Little Duck to make a big decision and give up his pacifier for good.
Series: Hello Genius
Board book: 20 pages
Publisher: Picture Window Books; Brdbk edition (February 1, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1479557935
ISBN-13: 978-1479557936
Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 0.5 x 7.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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Age Range: 2 - 4 years
Grade Level: 1 - 2
I purchased this for my almost two year old. He's a book lover and we spend a lot of time reading so I thought a book would be a great way to start talking about giving up the pacifier. Right now he only has it at bedtime which is mentioned in the story, so it fits perfectly with our situation. I love the colorful illustrations and the fact that the book is slightly larger than most of our other board books but I think the story is lacking a bit. 3 of the 10 pages with words repeat the same thing "only in bed, sleepyhead" I wish there were a few more words. Overall it's still a good story and my son likes it.:-)
We bought this book about two months ago to prepare my daughter, who had just turned 2, for weaning off the pacifier. It worked like a charm! We read it to her every night for three days, and then told her that pretty soon she, too, would be a "big duck now" and would not be getting her pacifier in bed. The Day came and we told her before we put her in her crib, "No more pacifier. Remember why?" She sniffled a bit and said "Big duck now?" We praised her and agreed, and she went to bed. That was it. She had a couple nights where she asked for her pacifier or cried a bit, but after a few days she asked for it with a cheeky smile and then when we exclaimed, "No pacifier! You're a big duck now!" she laughed. Within a week she no longer asked for it or complained. Truly, preparation and honesty is the way to go when preparing kids for experiences that are legitimately hard, like vaccinations at the doctor, or the loss of a pacifier.
I received a review copy of this book for review but the opinions and thoughts expressed on this review are solely mine and not influenced in any way. Now that the disclaimer is read, let's begin with the review.This book is mainly targeted for very young children going through the stages from infant to early childhood. There is a series of other works that go hand in hand with other stages of a child's life but this primarily focuses on the stage of getting over the pacifier. The book has very litle word for young children to get an understanding of and the narrative basically shows a momma duck slowly getting rid of the pacifier for the young duck while the young duck protests. However, in the end the duck realizes that he had grown up and no longer needs a pacifier.The story line is great to show children that they need to outgrow the pacifier and the illustrations are very vibrant to capture the attention of children. The pictures are also pretty funny and I think kids will love looking at the visuals. This is a great early childhood book to read to your little one and it's definitely BengirlxD Approved.
Bought this book hoping that it would help our almost 3 year old give up her binky. It worked like a charm. We read it to her every night for a week (changing the word pacifier to binky) & used the phrase "only in bed sleepyhead" when we gave it to her at sleep times. After that week we stopped giving her a binky altogether & told her that she was a big duck now (then she'd quack). The first night was rough going down & she woke up once or twice asking for it but each day got better. Within 3 days we were completely done with binky. It's repetitive & the illustration is simple & colorful. Would definitely reccomend!
I bought this book to try to help my son give up his pac. It's been interesting. He doens't understand why the duck would cry, but yet he still gets sad when thinking about not having his. LOL. I'll keep trying, but it is a cute book.
Aimed at children aged 2 to four years old, this book is from the "hello genius series" and has lovely colourful illustrations telling the story of Duck learning to no longer need a pacifier (aka a dummy in the UK!). It shows how Duck starts by only using the pacifier at night and eventually is grown up enough to sleep without one, too.A lovely book, beautifully illustrated with superb, cute and funny images that will appeal to youngsters and help them understand the text, this will certainly inspire some of the readers to give up their pacifier, too, if only to be more grown up. The images also help to make this subject humorous which will also help youngsters relate to the subject in their own lives.Thanks to the author, publishers and NetGalley, too, for letting me read an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Good book to prepare baby for pacifier weaning. I don't like that the duck drawings are weirdly shaped, my daughter was a little confused because she could not recognize what it was. But now that she knows its a duck, she likes reading it. Still haven't quite weaned but we are preparing her for it day to day.
Excellent book for getting over the binky habit. It really helped our twin 3 year olds. They loved shouting the last line about being a big duck now! We still read it almost every night because they love it so much. Highly recommended.
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