Ping the Duck

A little duck. A great big adventure.Journey along the Yangtze River with Ping in a beautifully illustrated edition of a timeless children's story.Complete with a thoughtful discussion guide for parents and teachers, Ping the Duck is a story to read, share, and treasure.

COMING SOON

Some birds are born to fly. Gus was born to dive.

While the other gannets search the ocean for their next meal, Gus searches for something more. Far beneath the waves, beyond the reach of even his most daring dives, lies a mysterious world he’s determined to explore.When an unexpected opportunity takes him aboard an extraordinary underwater expedition, Gus discovers that the ocean holds far more than he ever imagined.And sometimes, the greatest discoveries aren’t the things we find, but what we learn about ourselves along the way.An extraordinary underwater adventure about curiosity, courage, friendship, and discovering what truly matters.

Books Worth Keeping

We believe books matter.At PETITLIER, the finest children's stories do more than entertain. They awaken curiosity, inspire imagination, and offer something meaningful to carry into the world.Our stories have heart and purpose. They explore courage, kindness, honesty, friendship, and responsibility—not through lectures, but through memorable characters, extraordinary adventures, and the choices they make along the way.The best stories leave something behind.A question worth asking. A lesson worth remembering. Perhaps even a new way of looking at the world.That's why our illustrated children's books include thoughtful discussion guides for parents and teachers, helping turn the simple pleasure of reading together into opportunities for conversation, understanding, and discovery.Children deserve books that are beautifully illustrated, carefully written, and thoughtfully produced. Books they'll want to revisit, families will want to share, and future generations might one day treasure.We aren't interested in publishing books simply for the sake of publishing them. Every title bearing the PETITLIER name should have something worthwhile to offer.Our ambition is modest, but our standards are not.To create something good, put it into the world, and make it worth keeping.

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