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BOSTON (AP) — America’s most famous mallard family is waddling into Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts. “Make Way for Ducklings” opens Friday, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the children’s book of the same name. The exhibition looks back on the career...

Mrs. Mallard out for a stroll in the park with her brood. The Make Way for Ducklings sculpture, near Charles and Beacon Streets, is the Boston Public Gardens’ most famous attraction.  The duck-size bronze statues of Mrs. Mallard leading Zack, Nack,...

Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey is another beloved children’s book, a time-honored classic by the author of Blueberries for Sal and A Time of Wonder, and another in the free Weston Woods Caldecott Literature Series videos. Winner of the ...

Many people know Make Way for Ducklings, but they might not know the lengths to which Robert McCloskey went to get the beloved Mallard family to look just right. Having already written much of the text, McCloskey was feeling stuck, explains his daughter...

Feeding the ducks in the Frog Pond. My vision of a family vacation in New England came straight from Robert McCloskey. I loved his beautiful children’s books, including Blueberries for Sal, Time of Wonder and Make Way for Ducklings as a girl, and maybe...