Can I Join Your Club?

K-Gr 2—Hoping to make some new friends, Duck eagerly visits Lion, Snake, and Elephant, inquiring about joining each animal's club. Despite his best efforts—including donning accessories to look more like each animal and making enthusiastic attempts to replicate their special sounds—Duck is simply unable to make the cut. He cannot roar like Lion, hiss like Snake, or trumpet like Elephant. Time and again, poor Duck's applications are "DENIED," and he is told that he's just not what the club is looking for. Rather than admit defeat, plucky Duck decides to start his own club in which everyone is welcome. Soon the all-inclusive group is the most popular, and everyone learns that "you can never have too many friends." Dynamic illustrations add humor to the story, and the animals' exaggerated movements and expressions are sure to elicit giggles.