This is a fun book about a Mandarin duck who flies to a new place and seems to be lost. At first, the duck waddles around not knowing where it is going. Kids admire the duck as it shuffles along the sidewalk. The children in the neighborhood are curious about this colorful duck. How did it get here? Where will it end up? With the help of youngsters, the duck finds a new home at a nearby pond. They all call to the duck and since the neighborhood has people from many different countries and places in the United States, they share the many languages they know welcoming the duck to the neighborhood.The book is about accepting new creatures to the community and the warmth that comes with that acceptance. It's a fantastic story about linguistic diversity and finding one's place in a community.

The illustrations show the excitement of the children as they talk with and follow the duck. The artist shows many people, young and old, from the diverse neighborhood. The artist also has drawn a beautiful and colorful Mandarin duck.They all call out hello to the duck in their home languages such as: "Hag mitákuyept" (hon me TALK--oo-yay pee), which means "Hello" in Dakota; "Soo dhawoow" (so d uh-whoa) means "Welcome" in Somali; "Suasdey" (sua-sdei) means "Hello" in Cambodian; "Sawasdi" (sa-wah-DEE) means "Hello" in Thai; "Shalom" (sha-LOW-m) means "Peace" in Hebrew;" "Anyounghaseyo" (ahn-nyeong-haha-she-yo) means "Hello" in Korean; and many more greetings.