The Black Duck by Eleanor Nilsson

   'People say that children don't remember. But Tom remembered. He remembered everything . . .'

Tom has a special pet: a little wild black duck called Squeak Toy. When the family has to move from their farm to a house far away, no pets are allowed, and Squeak Toy is left behind.

Tom tries to understand, and his parents think he's happy in the new home. But he misses Squeak Toy terribly, and when the emptiness inside him becomes too much to bear, Tom sets out -- alone -- to find her . . .

It is indeed a time that Tom will never forget.