A child describes the adventuresome weekend spent caring for the class' pet duck. Inspired by a real duck (called Fluffy) which Hazel's son brought home from school. Some of the details really happened and a few are added. More details, playscript and reviews on author's website https://hazeledwards.com/stickybeak.html The Korean translation was published in 2004 by Korea Schweitzer Stickybeak' has been read in Korea, China, France and even at an international school in Nepal. Many use it for literacy as it has been carefully designed for easy reading. A sequel 'Axminster the Carpet Snake' is now out of print.