<b>WINNER: 2023 Russell Prize for Humour Writing for Young People</b><b><br></b><br><b>SHORT-LISTED: 2023 NSW Premier''s Literary Awards, Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children''s Literature</b><i><br></i><br><i>Chasing cows and pigs. Mockery. Rude songs. Piracy, bullying, revenge, warfare and general thuggery.</i><i><br></i><br><i>This is the list of approved duck activities and it does NOT include poetry. </i><br><br>The ducks of Little Dismal are angry. A scruffy chicken called Clara has been telling lies about them. They need revenge. <br><br>Enter Rita - a duck with the soul of a poet. After an embarrassing talent night, Rita sees revenge on Clara as a chance to restore her reputation. <br><br>But Rita finds more than revenge on her mission. She uncovers a dastardly plan to chook-nap the clever chicken that will take them both a long way from home. <br><br>Luckily, it''s Rita''s unlikely friendship with a small human and the help of some street-smart birds that just might save the