Now that ducks are flying south for the winter, a new popular song celebrates the book series The Story of Googala Duck, which is all about a duck that decides to stay home when his family flies south, because he loves the pond so much. What he doesn't realize is it will get very cold; he'll have trouble finding food; and he'll be in danger of being killed by predators and being cooked for dinner by a hunter.  He'll also find that his friends, the otters, beavers, and muskrats are busy preparing for winter and have no time to play with him now. You can listen to the song which is featured in a video on YouTube at https://youtu.be/_pap44krhT0.

            Then, discover how Googala will he survive the cold harsh winter and learn if he will he be able to meet his family again in the spring.  The series of five books – The Story of Googala Duck – tell this story.  A video introducing this recently release series is at https://youtu.be/i8mkX3BLZ04.

            The book has a long history, since it began many decades ago as a story that author John M. Pluff told his young children. And now besides the book and song, Pluff is developing a follow-up book about Googala's life on the pond once it is spring again.  There are plans to turn the series into a film, too. 

            The books in the series include Saying Goodbye for the Winter, Getting through the Winter, Encounter with a Hunter, Help from an Owl, and Spring in the Pond.

            The Story of Googala Duck is especially timely now that ducks are flying south for the winter now. Also, it is a time when there is growing concern about the changes in the climate and how this will affect all kinds of animals, including ducks like Googala. 

            Besides writing about ducks, author John Pluff has been writing film scripts and is the owner of a successful building company, the American Building Group. The first script, The Dragon of Locke, is about two detectives who help to solve a case involving the theft of a sacred dragon from a Taoist monastery in China after it is shipped to Stockton, California, while they are trying to find the missing brother-in-law of a local businessman.  The script has recently been entered in 35 international film festivals, and has received 20 awards so far, with another 8 decisions pending. Additional scripts based on the adventures of Dan and Winnie are in the works, too. 

             For more information, visit the website at www.jmichaelpublishing.com, and you can contact John Pluff at J. Michael Publishing at info@jmichaelpublishing.com or call (408) 316-5553.