Also by Amy Krouse Rosenthal: Uni the Unicorn Wumbers Little Oink Little Hoot Little Pea   Also written and/or illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld: Wumbers E-mergency! Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld Ages 4-8 40 pages Chronicle March 2009 Hardcover     The simple illustration on the front cover of Duck! Rabbit! sets the foundation for a charming story as well as some pure old-fashioned laugh-out-loud amusement. The picture is actually an illusion, and the question is whether the figure is a duck with a long bill or whether what appears to be a bill is actually the two ears of a rabbit. Readers are not left on their own to determine what the image represents, because the book is the dialogue exchange of two others grappling with this issue. One is convinced it is a duck, pointing out all the elements that lead to this conclusion. There is a bill that reaches for a piece of bread, not ears, and the noise is a quack, not the sniffing of a bunny. On the other side of the conversation is the speaker who thinks that it is a rabbit hiding in the grass, and that the animal is hopping, not flying. He also says that the rabbit is cooling off its ears, and that it’s not a duck getting a drink. After reading this story, I can tell you that whether the charming illustration is a duck or rabbit remains in question, but what is certain is that Duck! Rabbit! is, by far, one of the most endearing recent children’s books that you can add to your library.     web reviews   Lori West/2009 for curled up with a good kid's book   For grown-up fiction, nonfiction and speculative fiction book reviews, visit our sister site Curled Up With a Good Book (www.curledup.com)