Duck's Backyard

“This deceptively simple book’s philosophical tone and sophisticated vocabulary make it ideal for older, practiced, and thoughtful readers or listeners (it makes for a solid read-aloud, too).”

– Kirkus Reviews

“Perseverance, friendship, and imagination at the core, this would make a great read-aloud.”

– National Library of New Zealand, Best Children’s Books of 2023

“Empowering, heartwarming and inspiring, this story will help children to set goals and believe.”

– School Reading List, UK

“Lyrical and rhythmic, this fast and urgent story is bold about examining the rocky parts of relationships.”

– Foreword Reviews

“Absolutely hilarious and philosophical, this is a great chapter book.”

– Funny favourites of 2022, Readings, Australia

Ulrich Hub trained as an actor and now lives in Berlin, Germany. He works as a director for stage and writes plays, screenplays and children’s books, which have won numerous awards.

Jörg Mühle was born in 1973 in Frankfurt am Main and studied at the Offenbach School of Design and the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. He has been a freelance illustrator since 2000, and held a temporary professorship at the Fachhochschule in Mainz. Today, he lives in Frankfurt where he works as a freelance illustrator for book publishers, magazines and newspapers. He wrote and illustrated Tickle My Ears, Bathtime for Little Rabbit and Poor Little Rabbit.