Entry Number: 60
Title: Make Way for the Ducklings
Author: Robert McCloskey
Illustrator: Robert McCloskey
Publisher: Viking
Year: 1941
ISBN: 978-0670050178
Genre: Fiction
Topics: animals, ducks, family, city
Age Group: 0-4
Awards: Caldecott Medal (1942)
Dewey Category: 823
Format: Picture book
This is a tried and true classic about a family of ducks who look for the perfect home in the city of Boston. Mr. and Mrs. Mallard go to great lengths to protect their darling ducklings and with the help of a gentle police officer, Mrs. Mallard leads the path through a bustling city to find a little piece of paradise in a pond. the light brown illustrations through out highlight the vintage feel of this Caldecott winner.

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