Douglas the Duck Thinks He's the Boss! provides excellent consolidation of narrative story structure, with a social theme about getting along with others. It has a special focus on theory of mind, and understanding what different characters know. It is a humorous, rhyming book to engage children and involve them in telling the story. It features many interesting 'saying' verbs (e.g. grumbles, agrees, suggests, cries). Less explicit text provides opportunities to work on inferencing skills. You can use this book to discuss: What to try when someone is difficult to deal with The importance of kindness and acknowledging others’ efforts How to play together with other children successfully Published by Putto Press, an imprint of MultiLit Pty Ltd.
