Duckat

Written by: Gaelyn Gordon

First line: Why you should read this booOn Monday morning, Mabel opened the door.

Why you should read this book: The friendly animal that comes into Mabel's life is clearly, by looks, a duck, but equally, by behavior, a cat. It meows, pounces, plays with yarn, and catches mice. Mabel goes out of her way to prove to the duck that it is, in fact, a duck, but it takes a moment of necessity to get the duck to acknowledge the truth. Of course, Mabel's odd adventures don't end with the duck's change of heart.

Why you shouldn't read this book: You believe anyone can be anything they want.