Product Description

Mamma Duck tells Daisy to stay close, but Daisy thinks that chasing dragonflies and bouncing on lilypads looks much more fun . . .

Delight your little ones with this warm and comforting story, starring Daisy – one of today's best-loved characters.

This is the first in a series of stories featuring Daisy, the little duck with big feet.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #60701 in Books
• Published on: 2004-09-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 32 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
Daisy is a lovely duckling. But she does have a problem staying close to Mama Duck during their watery wanderings. "Come along, Daisy!" is the refrain of this simple, engaging picture book, as Mum tries to keep her distracted daughter under her wing: "But Daisy was bouncing on the lily pads." After all, Daisy has other fish to spy ... and frogs to play with. When "something big" stirs beneath her, and something screeches in the sky above, however, the dilly-dallying duckling hides in the reeds, shivering. What could that scary reed rustling be? Young children will be delighted to discover it's only Mama Duck, once again asking her Daisy to come along. Jane Simmons' bold, bright illustrations are not only adorable, they are artfully composed. Youngsters ages 3 and older will be charmed and comforted by this sweet read-aloud about a mother's gentle protection. (Ages 0-5) --Karin Snelson

Review

A neat plot, a playful text and sensuous visual effects.

About the Author
Jane has tried her hand at landscape gardening, futon making, teaching basket weaving and soft toy making but claims the only thing that has held her interest was the idea of writing and illustrating children`s books. \n \nAs a mature student, Jane studied illustration under Martin Salisbury at Anglia University, Cambridge. During her course, her talent was recognised with several awards including the Association of Illustrators Images 20 Student Prize in 1995. \n \nThe success of Jane`s Daisy titles has been phenomenal. Her artwork is irresistible and Daisy, the little duck with big feet, is loved the world over. Jane has obviously finally found her vocation. \n \nHaving travelled extensively with her family and living in a whole range of unusual homes, it is no surprise that her current home is hardly conventional. Jane, and her menagerie of rescued pets, live on an ex-fishing boat, aptly named `Prosperity`. Along with her husband, Neil, she is currently travelling the waterways of France and heading for the sunnier climes of the Mediterranean. \n \nThe view from the wheelhouse of `Prosperity` is the inspiration for Jane`s books and while Daisy, the little duck with big feet, gets into all sorts of trouble on the river, Ebb and Flo live on a boat very similar to Jane`s and have their adventures by the sea. \n \nJane and Neil share `Prosperity` with Gertie and Bertie the lovebirds, dogs called Daisy and Pip and Doris the cat.

Customer Reviews

Another enchanting Daisy story
At first glance, the Daisy stories appear too simple and the fabulous artwork would seem to appeal more to grown-ups. However, read them once to your children and you'll realise the lure of Daisy's world! My daughter (now 2, reading Daisy since 1) can't get enough Daisy, such that we've had to expand into other Jane Simmons stuff like Ebb and Flo!

A book that will delight, frighten and excite your child
Daisy the young duckling is out and about with mother duck. Seeing many exciting things she goes astray and has exciting adventures with fish, butterflies, dragonflies, and a friendly frog. She also has a brush with danger when a large pike swims underneath, and an eagle screeches in the sky above. A magnificiant build up of suspense as Daisy hears a creature getting closer, and closer, and CLOSER. But its OK- its only Mamma Duck. A truly wonderful book that is greatly enjoyed by our 1 year old daughter time after time

a simple tale that children and adults will enjoy
Come on Daisy is a book that can be appreciated at many levels.

The simplicity of the story makes it a good book to read to the very young especially as it contains a lot of onomatopoeia, which make reading it aloud to children fun. My eight week old baby really enjoys this book already as the words sound good. The words are simple to read and printed in a good clear large type so this would also make a good story for children learning to read.

The illustrations are exquisite. They are bright and cheerful yet contain a lot of detail. 'Daisy' appears in all of the pictures so this book could also be used as an exercise in finding daisy. The detail in the illustrations allow the book to be used both as a story and a picture book.

This book is very versatile and is suitable both as a book to read aloud to very small children and for early readers to read alone.