Tuesday - First Chapter - First Paragraph - Make Way For Ducklings

Each Tuesday, Diane at Bibliophile By the Sea shares the first part of a book that she is reading or thinking about reading.  This week I'm sharing:  Make Way For Ducklings by Robert McCloskey. Awarded the Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children in 1941, it has since become a favorite of millions.  I remember reading this book when I was a little girl and I read it my daughter as well.  I loved getting to visit Boston recently and seeing the Boston Public Garden.  See what you think:

     Mr. and Mrs. Mallard were looking for a place to live.  But every time Mr. Mallard saw what looked like a nice place, Mrs. Mallard said it was no good.  There were sure to be foxes in the woods or turtles in the water, and she was not going to raise a family where there might be foxes or turtles.  So they flew on and on.
     When they got to Boston, they felt too tired to fly any further.  There was a nice pond in the Public Garden, with a little island on it.  'The very place to spend the night,' quacked Mr. Mallard.  So down they flapped.

Blurb:

Mrs. Mallard was sure that the pond in the Boston Public Gardens would be a perfect place for her and her eight ducklings to live.  The problem was how to get them there through the busy streets of Boston.  But with a little help from the Boston police, Mrs. Mallard and Jack, Kack, Lack, Nack, Ouack, Pack, and Quack arrive safely at their new home.

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Here's a few more pictures for your viewing pleasure:

Boston Public Gardens - Pond and Swan Boats

Make Way For Ducklings Sculpture

Robert McCloskey Tribute