What’s weirder than a duck at your doorstep in January? Meet Max—a feathered tornado in a hand-knit scarf 🧣—who busts into the Smiths’ snow day with zero plans to leave. “Quack?” (Translation: “Got snacks?”)

Chaos ensues. Max commandeers the bathtub (twelve rubber duckies + bubble beard), “helps” fold laundry (spoiler: socks become nesting material), and hosts a 3 AM tap-dance recital. 🩰 The art’s genius? Watercolor chaos—flour clouds in the kitchen, a cat’s WHAT IS HAPPENING glare, Max smugly toasting marshmallows over a candle.

Educators, lean in: A Texas daycare used this to teach “unexpected guest” etiquette. (Spoiler: toddlers now greet goldfish crackers to stuffed animals with, “Hello, sir! Hungry??”) Pair with Click, Clack, Moo (same anarchic vibe) or Make Way for Ducklings (classic, but less duct-taped roller skates).

Parents, you’ll cringe-laugh at Max’s pancake-flipping disaster (syrup on the ceiling!) but clutch your heart when the kids beg, “Can we keep him?” after the final page. Art bonus: Glittery endpapers with webbed footprints kids trace while chanting Max’s snack theme song. 👣

No saccharine “be kind” lectures—just a raucous reminder that joy wears feathers (and tracks mud everywhere). And when spring comes? Let’s just say… the Smiths might leave a window unlocked. 🌼