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The title "Marathon Marshall and The Dream Team Ducks Go to Boston" trademarked. Below the title is the subtitle "Written by Felicia Brown and Marshall Dahneke" and "Illustrated by Andrew Carotenuto"

Join The Dream Team Ducks (Quicky, Quacky, MC Killer, Little Red & Uni) as they waddle, paddle, and ride their way across the United States to meet their friend, Marathon Marshall, in Boston at the start of a big race!

The Marathon Marshall and the Dream Team Ducks Go To Boston book front cover which features Marathon Marshall accompanied by The Dream Team Ducks in front of a background of flowers and bushes resembling the Boston Public Gardens and the Make Way For Ducklings statue by sculpter Nancy Schon from the Boston Public Gardens

Join the Team!

Quicky, Quacky, MC Killer, Uni, and Little Red are so excited to share their adventures with you!

The Marathon Marshall and The Dream Team Ducks Go To Boston book back cover with shows Teh Dream Team ducks getting ready to board a row boat from a dock at the beach with a sign that says "To Boston via Alaska". At the top of the cover is the book's synopsis which says, "Join The Dream Team Ducks (Quicky, Quacky, MC Killer, Little Red & Uni) as they waddle, paddle, and ride their way across the United States to meet their friend, Marathon Marshall, in Boston for a big race!"
One of the interior pages for Marathon Marshall and the Dream Team Ducks Go To Boston which show Quacky, a yellow rubber duck, sitting in a lounge chair at the beach while he talks to Marathon Marshall on the phone.

Giving Back

Small acts of kindness add up and can make a big difference. By buying this book, you’ll help The Dream Team Ducks and Duck Buck Books donate $1 to The Jaquelyn Project - one of our partner charities.

The Jaquelyn Project logo, which is a half orange and yellow sunshine with an orange half circle behind it and the words "Team Jacq" below it in bold black font
One of the interior pages of Marathon Marshall and the Dream Team Ducks go to Boston which shows three dream bubbles featuring The Dream Team Ducks sitting on a dinosaur tail at a museum in Connecticut, sitting in a sailboat with life jackets and sailor's caps off the coast of Rhode Island, and stacking themselves up to pour maple syrup on a tall stack of pancakes in Vermont.

Many Thanks

The authors would like to thank the Boston Athletic Association and the City of Boston for putting on the legendary Boston Marathon. Thank you to the thousands of dedicated volunteers, sponsors, athletes, and citizens of Boston who make everyone feel so welcome at the event.

 

We are deeply grateful to those who provided early, enthusiastic support of this book, especially: Tammy Welborn of Tammy Loves Marketing; Christopher Aguirre of Penguin Random House, LLC ; Susan Abell of Friends of the Boston Public Garden; Lyn Paget of Swan Boats, Inc.; Nancy Quint Schön, sculptor; Sally Casper, artist; Diane Valle and Susan Roche of Marathon Daffodils; Lindsay Perrelli of The Happy Journey; Jennifer Hill of Blackstone's of Beacon Hill and the Beacon Hill Book Shop.

Jacquelyn Dahneke Penrose as a little girl sitting on one of the ducklings in the Make Way For Ducklings statue set at the Boston Public Gardens

Inspiration

Jacquelyn Dahneke Penrose was her family’s first runner, perhaps inspired by beginning life in the city of Boston. Years before she joined her cross-country and track teams in Middle School, Jacquelyn spent many childhood moments toddling around the beloved Make Way for Ducklings statues at the Boston Public Garden with her parents, Marshall and Michelle Dahneke. The impact of her positivity, light and warmth are the inspiration for this book.

Jacquelyn Dahneke Penrose as an adult woman with very short hair smiling in a field

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