The Royal Palace in Paris was holding its Grand Contest of Art and all the great painters had works to exhibit. Gaston du Stroganoff, Felicien CaffayOllay, Alphonse LeCamembair and others are showing important paintings sure to win admiration from the crowds, and prizes from the judges. There was much consternation among the experts over a simple painting of a duck by an unknown artist. How ridiculous! People were saying this Clousseau has some nerve to waste the time and attention of serious art critics. The art world is soon to be astounded because Clousseau’s duck can quack! What will happen as more and more of his lively paintings are purchased and displayed?

The Incredible Painting of Felix Clousseau by Jon Agee c1988 Farrar, Straus & Giroux

Books by Jon Agee are always full of surprises. More of his titles will appear here because they are such fun to read and you can count on a joyful response from any audience you share them with. If you want to convince a child that reading is a pleasant activity, this book will do the trick.