January 13th is National Rubber Duck Day, and we want to celebrate with you! First, here are some quick facts about rubber ducks from The Strong National Museum of Play:
Now that you’ve built up your background knowledge, celebrating National Rubber Duck Day will be even more fun!
If you want to celebrate with others in the community, join us at the La Plata Library on January 13th for a Rubber Duck Celebration! There will be a duck hunt, and you can even personalize your own rubber duck. We hope to see you there!
If you still can’t get enough, check out these library resources featuring rubber ducks:
10 Little Rubber Ducks by Eric Carle
Overview: A brand-new batch of rubber ducks is loaded onto a ship and sent off to be delivered to children everywhere. But when a storm strikes, 10 little ducks are tossed into the sea and swept away in 10 different directions — with some wonderfully unexpected adventures along the way. Come ride the waves as legendary children’s book author and illustrator Eric Carle explores numbers, directions, opposites, geography, animals, and more in an extraordinary interactive picture book beautifully illustrated with his unique collage-style art. And for a final surprise, the last page contains a duck with a squeaking sound chip for a special treat at the end of the story!
Ten Rubber Duckies: A Wacky Quacky Counting Adventure by Dawn Bentley
Young ones will love learning to count backwards from nine to one as touchable, squeaky rubber ducks race down a river.
Mike Delivers: The Duck is Stuck by Dana Regan
“Mike offers to help his friend pick up trash around the neighborhood. But when a rubber duck gets stuck in the garbage truck and trash starts to fall out and litter the town, will Mike and his friends be able to get the duck unstuck?”
-Provided by Publisher
Unlike other kings, King George spends most of his time in the bath tub, because that is where his favorite toy is, a rubber ducky. But just one ducky isn’t enough for King George; he wants them all. Discover what happens when the king decides that he is the most important person above all others. Learn that whether you are a king or a kid, God wants us all to think of others first.
The Oinker Sisters sing a pig diddy, Elmo gets a special delivery and Ernie serenades Rubber Duckie in the tub! New dances, silly music and good friends from Sesame Street make this a must-see.
