Willard's Leap of Faith: Will He or Won't He

Mother Mallard Duck has just welcomed her seven newly hatched ducklings into the world. Now, they must learn to walk, swim and know what it means to be a duck by watching and following their mother's every move. However, when it comes to swimming, the smallest duckling, Willard, will not follow his mother or siblings into the water because he is afraid. In this story, author Terry Van Tuyle teaches children that there will come times that we are afraid to do something, yet with a bit of enc...