The Quacken
Hardcover – Picture Book, July 16, 2024
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers · Hardcover · July 16, 2024
Surrey Schools' Picture Book of the Year 2025-2026 Nominee Fans of The Bad Seed and Creepy Carrots will flock to this hilarious, lightly spooky picture book about a boy who unwittingly unleashes a ferociously fuzzy beast on his campground!
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- Who it’s for
- A duck-filled campground tale pairs comic mischief with a lightly spooky lake-monster scare.
- Themes
- Campground creature legend, Breaking rules, Spooky humor
- Genres
- Monsters, Funny Stories, Ducks & Geese
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Surrey Schools' Picture Book of the Year 2025-2026 Nominee Fans of The Bad Seed and Creepy Carrots will flock to this hilarious, lightly spooky picture book about a boy who unwittingly unleashes a ferociously fuzzy beast on his campground! Lurking in the lake at Cucumonga Campground is a fearsome and frightening creature. Legend says that it swallows kids, canoes, and even whales whole. But all Hector sees are cute, cuddly, quacking ducks.
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Until he breaks the campground’s most important rule—Don’t Feed the Ducks—and releases…the Quacken.
Quacks and Quivers
A duck-filled campground tale pairs comic mischief with a lightly spooky lake-monster scare.
Come here for
- Cute ducks, a campground rule, and one very fuzzy beast
Expect
- Playful picture-book suspense with a gentle shiver
Where it sits
| Funny Stories | 55% |
|---|---|
| Monsters | 52% |
| Ducks & Geese | 48% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Ducks & Geese
- Funny Stories
- Camping & Outdoor Adventures
- Authors
- Justin Colón
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Published
- July 16, 2024
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Campground creature legend · Breaking rules · Spooky humor
- Reading lane
- Ducks & Geese