Contains four children's stories written by Robert McCloskey, including the title work in which Mr. and Mrs. Mallard take a liking to the pond of Boston's Public Garden, but move to a quieter place to hatch and raise their family of eight ducklings before resuming city life.
Scorned for looking different, poor little Ugly Duckling is abandoned when his family flies south for the winter. Befrinded by warmhearted Runabout Rabbit, he soon finds that he doesn't fit in with bunnies--nor with hungry alligators! But after a miraculous change, Ugly Duckling learns that sometimes being different can be beautiful.
"Splish! Splash! Splosh! Little Quack is a duck out of water. Can he find the courage to join his brothers and sisters in the pond? Count along with the Quack-u-lator and find out"--Container cover insert.
Contains five storybook classics for children, including "No Roses for Harry," "Miss Nelson is Missing," "The Story About Ping," "The Little House," and "Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel.".