Top Ten Tuesday: Rubber Duckie Book Covers

Hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl

Three rubber duckies sitting on the edge of a white bathtubI don’t know about all of you, but I’m sure in the mood for lighthearted and dare I say slightly silly conversations at the moment.

For example, did you know there are dozens of books out there that feature rubber duckies on their covers?

I have no idea how or why this ever became a trend, but it does make me smile.

Have you read any of these books? Do you have a rubber duckie sitting on the edge of your bathtub at this exact moment?

Is That a Fact?- Frauds, Quacks, and the Real Science of Everyday Life by Joe Schwarcz book cover. Image on cover is of a rubber duckie floating in a beaker filled with blue liquid.

1. Is That a Fact?: Frauds, Quacks, and the Real Science of Everyday Life by Joe Schwarcz

Plus 2, Minus 2 by Ann H. Matzke book cover. Image on the cover is of four rubber duckies sitting on an inner tube in a pool.

 

2. Plus 2, Minus 2 by Ann H. Matzke

Moby-Duck by Donovan Hohn book cover. Image on cover is of a rubber duckie sitting on a patch of sand at the beach.

3. Moby-Duck: the true story of 28,800 bath toys lost at sea and of the beachcombers, oceanographers, environmentalists, and fools, including the author, who went in search of them by Donovan Hohn

Stiltskin by Andrew Buckley book cover. Image on the cover is of rumplestiltskin clasping a knife and glaring at the reader while wearing a rubber duckie perched on his head.

4. Stiltskin by Andrew Buckley

Regarding Ducks and Universes by Neve Maslakovic book cover. Image on cover is of a male toddler walking down a deserted highway on a bridge. There is a rubber duckie sittting on the road beside him.

5.Regarding Ducks and Universes by Neve Maslakovic

Rules by Cynthia Lord book cover. Image on cover is of a goldfish swimming in some water and looking at a rubber duckie floating on top of the water.

6. Rules by Cynthia Lord

My Miserable, Lonely, Lesbian Pregnancy by Andrea Askowitz book cover. Image on cover is of a rubber duckie floating upside down with it's head pointed underwater.

7. My Miserable, Lonely, Lesbian Pregnancy by Andrea Askowitz

Neurotica by Eliza Gordon book cover. Image on the cover is of a rubber duckie sitting next to a typewriter that has the title and author typed out on a sheet of paper.

8. Neurotica by Eliza Gordon

De mooiste dagen zijn het ergst by Anke Scheeren book cover. Image on cover is of a sinking rubber duckie that has bubbles coming out of its body underwater.

9.De mooiste dagen zijn het ergst by Anke Scheeren

Alternadad by Neal Pollack book cover. Image on cover is of a rubber duckie whose beak has been pierced by a metal ring. It's sitting against a black background.

10. Alternadad by Neal Pollack

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114 Responses to Top Ten Tuesday: Rubber Duckie Book Covers

  1. Haha great list! Who knew rubber ducks were such cover fiends?

  2. This is such a fun unexpected list. Who would’ve thought that rubber ducks would be that popular with cover artists? Wow…

  3. XD Wow. I wouldn’t have thought rubber ducks so pervasive on book covers!

  4. This must have been a fun post to put together😁 I love the cover for Neurotica.

  5. Oh my goodness! I had such a big grin on my face now. How and where on earth did you ever get this idea? Best post of the day!

    Love it to bits.

    PS: i I actually have a little maroon ducky on the bathtub.

    • Yay for maroon duckies! I’m so glad you enjoyed this post. I was poking around on Goodreads and wondered how many other books with rubber duckies I could find on covers. The rest is history. 🙂

  6. This is way, way too cute!

  7. Love this list idea! I doubt I have as many rubber duckies present on my TBR, but it gives me ideas for future freebies, and for that I am grateful!

    *adds Moby-Duck to her TBR*

  8. the Storyenthusiast

    These are so much fun! And I’m with you, I can use a bit of light-heartedness.

  9. I love this list! Rubber ducks are awesome 😀

  10. That is a great idea. Clearly rubber ducks can represent a lot of ideas and emotions.

    Thanks for dropping by my blog, Bitter Tea and Mystery.

  11. Wow! I had no idea there were so many rubber ducks on book covers…

  12. Wow, who knew this was a trend? This must have been quite a journey finding these covers.

  13. Wow, this post was illuminating! I had no idea there were so many books with rubber duckies on the cover?! Also, some of these covers and titles have me really laughing out loud and shaking my head. Too funny! Awesome take for this week’s topic 🙂

  14. Oh man, I love this! Stiltskin, My Miserable Lonely Lesbian Pregnancy (love the title), and e mooiste dagen zijn het ergst really stand out to me, though I do enjoy the duck at the typewriter as well!

  15. This is so fun! I never would’ve guessed there were even at least 10 books with rubber ducks on the covers haha

  16. I didn’t realize this until now, but there can never be too many rubber ducky covers.

  17. This is so funny! I’m definitely going to keep an eye out for this trend. Thanks for the laugh! 🙂

  18. Thank you – you made me laugh and now I have an irresistible urge to read Moby-Duck

  19. Oh my gosh, I love your rubber ducky covers! What a cute choice for this week’s topic. I’m sort of impressed that Stiltskin manages to make a rubber-ducky-wearing dwarf look ominous. xD

  20. I would have never guessed how popular these were. Love your creative take on the topic this week!

  21. Lol, what a great idea! And yeah, rubber ducks are sure to cheer you up.

  22. This is such a fun list! I had no idea there were so many covers with rubber duckies on them.

  23. What a great idea. I never would have thought of something so creative.

  24. These are awesome! Rubber duckies on so many book covers…who knew? 😀

  25. This is so cute! I didn’t know about this trend, but I’m glad you showed me 🙂

  26. I absolutely love your post this week. Honestly, a rubber duckie would make a great addition to any cover.

  27. This is incredible! I’d never have thought there were so many books with such a specific element as a rubber duck on the cover 😂

  28. I had no idea there was this many books with ducks on the cover. But I definitely am interested in reading some of these now! So much fun!

  29. Ooooh this was super fun! I’m glad you choose this! I definitely needed a smile today. <3

  30. Oh my goodness! Who knew?!

    I love this post. Made me laugh out loud.

  31. What a fantastic post. Ducks! Hat divine quackery! Thanks for bringing a smile to my face!

  32. Who would have guessed that there are so many covers out there with rubber ducks on them?! The cover for Stiltskin has me intrigued by what’s in the book.

  33. Love this take. So necessary right now – great list!

  34. This is such a creative theme for the freebie, I love it – so cute!!

  35. I had absolutely no idea how many yellow rubber ducks adorned covers. That is so neat. Ernie from Sesame Street would be so happy.

    Thanks for sharing and for visiting my blog today.

  36. Lol! I had no idea so many books had rubber ducks on them!

  37. Haha love your take on the topic!

    (www.evelynreads.com)

  38. I love this post, and I had no idea there were so many books out there with rubber ducks on the covers 😀

  39. How sweet. Rubber Duckies. And even one book in Dutch. Groetjes.

    Thanks for visiting my TTT earlier. Bedankt.

  40. verushka

    Haaa, like everyone else, I definitely did not know this about rubber duckies! What a cool idea for a TTT,

  41. Such an creative take on the topic! I had no idea there are so much book covers with rubber duckies on them!

  42. Donna @Momsbookcollection

    OMG this is amazing, very interesting. ✌️

  43. This is a very creative TTT post. I love that there are so many rubber duckies on covers of books. And they aren’t all children’s books!

  44. ‘Moby Duck’ is the one here that fascinates me the most. I may need to look for it.

  45. Oh my goodness! I had no idea. How fun. And yes, we can all use some silliness right now. 🙂

  46. Ha, great fun, I love a rubber ducky!

  47. Cute covers! I don’t have any rubber ducks, but my niece does, so there are always a few near our bathtub. 🙂

  48. Well this is definitely an unusual way to go about this topic. XD Great post.

  49. LOVE LOVE your take on this prompt!! This is awesome! Super creative 🙂 I think I may have put the kids rubber duckies they used to have for bath time in their memory boxes! Thanks for stopping by my blog!

  50. Such a fun take! Who knew so many covers had rubber ducks on them…

  51. Ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass es so viele Cover mit Quietscheentchen auf dem Cover gibt. XD

  52. OOOOOOOOOOH.Your twist is soooo adorable, Lydia!

  53. Oh gosh!! I love this so much! Rubber duckies are the cutest. haha

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