Quackers is a cat raised by ducks so he assumes he’s a duck, even though he doesn’t like a lot of duck things (slugs, duckweed, water) and sometimes feels misunderstood by the other ducks. Then he has a chance meeting with a barn cat named Mittens and soon joins other cats in the barn, where he finally feels like he fits in. Not only that, but the food is better and chasing mice is much more fun than swimming. But eventually he starts missing his old life—even the duckweed—and, more important, his old friends. A droll, understated text accompanied by distinctive watercolor illustrations is full of charm, warmth, and gentle humor as Quackers realizes he can be both duck and cat, but most of all he can simply be himself. (Ages 2–5)

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A cat who thinks he's a duck? He must be Quackers!!
This quirky funny book is about standing out, fitting in, and building a life with room for all.

Quackers is a duck. Sure, he may have paws and whiskers. And his quacks might sound more like...well, meows, but he lives among ducks, everyone he knows is a duck, and he's happy.

Then Quackers meets another duck who looks like him (& talks like him, too!)--but he calls himself a cat. So silly!

Quackers loves being among his new friends the cats, but he also misses his duck friends, and so he finds a way to combine the best of both worlds. Part cat, part duck, all Quackers!