Two excitable ducks, Dibble and Dabble, and their friends Vole, Frog, Fish, Kingfisher, and Heron scare themselves talking about a snake on a peaceful day.
When a frog invites five ducklings to play, four refuse because he is too little and green, but Little Quack has so much fun with his new friend that the other ducklings soon join in.
One by one, four ducklings find the courage to jump into the pond and paddle with Mama Duck, until only Little Quack is left in the nest, trying to be brave.
Simple text and full-color photographs provide information about ducks, covering what they eat and look like, how they behave, and the noise they make.