Duck on a Bike

Featuring both English and Spanish narration (by Walter Mayes and Jorge Reyes, respectively), this animated adaptation of author and illustrator David Shannon's 2002 picture book is backed by a twangy soundtrack from Jack Sundrud and Rusty Young. Duck runs off with a child's bike at his farm and melodramatically rides around, showing off for the other creatures. Cow thinks he's silly, Sheep predicts Duck is going to get hurt, Dog is impressed, Horse knows Duck is still not as fast as him, and Goat muses “I'd like to eat that bike,” among other animal opinions. And when a passel of dirt-kicking biking children leave their bicycles unattended, the rest of the animal gang might not be able to help themselves. Presented with optional read-along subtitles, this funny and fun short is highly recommended. [Note: Also newly available is an animated adaptation of Shannon's 2016 companion story Duck on a Tractor.] Aud: K, E, P. (J. Williams-Wood)