By challenging a hairy stranger to imitate the behavior of herself and her ducklings, a mother duck proves that he is a fox and not a duck.

Various animals tell how they saw, fed, sang to, tickled, and kissed the new duckling.

Duck's attempts to deal with various minor disasters only lead to more problems.

When Duck finds his first city job boring, he decides to search for something that fits his interests and talents.

Little Duck celebrates his first birthday with the other animals on the farm by copying their examples, from shearing off all his feathers to taking a mudbath, before enjoying Farmer Brown's yummy frosted maple cake.

Duck causes trouble when he takes off in Goat's boat, carrying Frog and Sheep along with him.

As a mother duck leads her ducklings home, one dawdles and is left behind but, luckily, a friend is there to help the little duckling back to his nest in time for bed.

The reader is invited to help Duck and his animal friends find a missing item.

Dimity Duck and Frumity Frog have a fun day together in the pond, then go home when it gets dark outside.

Duck finds a book and is surprised to discover that there are books with words and no pictures--and that even without pictures a book can interest and excite you.