Duckscares. Cooking up trouble / Tommy Greenwald ; illustrated by Elisa Ferrari.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781419750793
- ISBN: 1419750798
- Physical Description: 216 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Amulet Books, 2021.
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Subject: | Brothers > Juvenile fiction. Ducks > Juvenile fiction. France > Juvenile fiction. |
Genre: | Detective and mystery fiction. Children's stories. |
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Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Cass County.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Cass County Library-Garden City | J GRE 2021 (Text) | 0002205482801 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center | J GRE 2021 (Text) | 0002205482793 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Kirkus Review
Duckscares: Cooking up Trouble
Kirkus Reviews
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Huey, Dewey, and Louie encounter pastries and poltergeists on a visit to Paris. Featuring wide margins, a dizzying variety of fonts, and an abundance of static tableaux and vignettes in drab grayish-blue monochrome, the second leg of the ducklings' European tour takes them floating in a hot air balloon past the Eiffel Tower and a few other landmarks, then on to a patisserie, where, along with chowing down on pain au chocolat, they meet the ghost of the store's founder--who angrily trashes the place, repeatedly unleashing flocks of spectral mice and chefs when his prized book of recipes suddenly disappears. Though occasional scenes, such as a battle with a gooey crème brûlée monster that is defeated at last by an overdose of cinnamon, show flashes of wit, in general the food-centric plot wanders aimlessly until its plainly telegraphed denouement, punctuated less with moments of terror than by travelogue infobits and forced banter: "He did not say "raisin"! He said "maison"! / WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? / A maison is a house. A raisin is a grape. / You mean WAS a grape." Except for a dog named Cornichon (and a werewolf on the loose near Notre Dame), the cast sports animal heads atop human bodies. Duck this bland decoction. (Adventure. 6-9) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.