Duckie & Snaps: We Cannot Be Brave

by Dyckman, Ame; Miller, Tim

• ISBN13: 9781338837902
• ISBN10: 1338837907
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2026-02-03
• Publisher: Orchard Books

Summary

Duckie, our feisty yellow duckling, and Snaps, our cautious green crocodile, hear a very scary sound in the jungle. Can they be BRAVE, even when they aren't feeling brave?

Join our somewhat courageous hatchlings, Duckie and Snaps, on their hilarious and spooky adventure as they romp through the jungle in search of the "big yellow thing!" Adventure calls if they can just pluck up the courage to start...

Duckie & Snaps: We Cannot Be Brave is chock-full of hysterical dialogue, energetic and comedic illustrations, and lots of zany read-aloud fun.

Life is hard! It's even harder for children who are just trying to figure things out. Duckie & Snaps: We Cannot Be Brave will help young readers do their best and be brave when trying new things.

Author Biography

Ame Dyckman is an award-winning author of many bestselling picture books, including Duckie & Snaps: We Cannot Be Friends, illustrated by Tim Miller; Don't Blow Your Top!, illustrated by Abhi Alwar; Wolfie the Bunny, illustrated by Zachariah OHora; and the Misunderstood Shark series, illustrated by Scott Magoon. Ame lives in beautiful central New Jersey with her husband and daughter. For book news and fun, follow Ame on X: @AmeDyckman.
Tim Miller is the author-illustrator of Moo Moo in a Tutu, What's Cooking, Moo Moo?, and Izzy Paints. He is also the illustrator of The Chronicles of Lizard Nobody by Patrick Ness, Horse Meets Dog by Elliott Kalan, and other books, including the middle-grade series Hamstersaurus Rex by Tom O'Donnell. Tim lives in New Jersey with his wife and three rescue cats.