Where Is the Yellow Duck?
An interactive read aloud story for toddlers with bubbles, splashes and a little yellow duck to find.
Age: Babies and toddlers, 0–3 years
Theme: Bath time, colours, peekaboo, first words and gentle sound play
Read aloud style: Soft, repetitive, playful and easy to join in with
Warm bath.
Soft towel.
Little toes
in the water.
Splash.
One hand pats
the water.
Splash splash.
A yellow duck
floats near the cup.
Round duck.
Shiny duck.
Quiet duck.
Then bubbles come.
Big bubbles.
Small bubbles.
White bubbles
on the water.
The yellow duck
is gone.
Where is duck?
Tap the bubbles to find the yellow duck.
Tap once to move the bubbles. Tap again to hide the duck.
The bubbles slide.
The water wiggles.
There is a beak.
There is a round head.
There is duck.
Yellow duck.
Wet duck.
Happy little
bath duck.
The duck goes
quack.
Not a big quack.
A tiny bath quack.
The cup tips.
The water runs.
Drip drip drip.
The towel waits
on the peg.
Blue towel.
Soft towel.
Hanging towel.
Something yellow
is behind it.
Is it duck?
Tap the towel to see who is hiding.
Tap once to lift the towel. Tap again to cover the duck.
The towel lifts.
Slow.
Slow.
A yellow beak
peeks out.
A round head
peeks out.
The little duck says,
quack quack.
The bath is quiet.
The bubbles are small.
The towel is soft.
The yellow duck
sits by the tub.
One drop of water
hangs from its beak.
Drip.
Read Aloud Prompts
- Ask: “Can you tap the bubbles?”
- Ask: “Where is the yellow duck?”
- Ask: “Can you say quack?”
- Try making gentle bath sounds together: splash, drip, quack.