🦆Lucky Duck🐺
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A duck who learns just how lucky she is…
Susan the duck has the worst luck. Her roller skates are two sizes too big. She’s lost her favorite marble. And she’s run out of pickles. But with each unfortunate discovery, Wolf shows up with a gift she’s won. Her luck has turned around… hasn’t it? Come see just how lucky Susan is, in this slyly funny book about finding luck when you least expect it.
*Smart choices -- not just luck -- help us stay safe and happy.*
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Meet the Creator
Greg Pizzoli is the award-winning creator of many graphic novels, picture books, and nonfiction books for kids. He works in a studio he shares with his wife Kay, who is a printmaker and author. They live in Philadelphia with their two daughters.
Discussion Questions
How did Susan the duck feel when things started to go wrong? What clues told you that?
What was the biggest surprise in the story?
What lesson do you think Susan the duck learned?
Do you think Susan the duck would fall for another "lucky prize" again? Why or why not?
What does it mean to be a "Lucky Duck"?
How would the story be different if it were told from the perspective of the wolf?
Can you think of other stories that have a tricky wolf character?
Tell about a time you felt really unlucky. What happened? How did you feel? Did anything good come out of the bad luck?
Book Activities
Make Vegetable Soup: Cut out food pictures from old magazines to make a soup collage!
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