Willie Robertson

I have to admit that I had not seen Duck Dynasty until about two years ago and then I couldn’t stop watching the wonderful quirky southern redneck comedy documentary. Then I happened to be at the bookstore and I bought a three box set of Duck Dynasty titles featuring a book by Phil, one by Willie and Korie, and the last by Uncle Si so that I could read the rest of the story, the behind-the-scenes of this wonderfully unique family.

I started with Phil’s HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY which was very detailed about Phil’s dream and Kay’s support and the upbringing of the Robertson clan and the spiritual roots he got from his parents and lost along the way until he became a Christian in his late 20s. I never knew there were so many kinds of duck calls (see chapter 10 for all the details). But the best was chapter 13: River Rats and how Phil used every opportunity to share his new found faith to witness to everyone he comes across and baptizing them in the river beside his house.
Then I read THE DUCK COMMANDER FAMILY by Willie and Korie. It repeated a lot of the back story that was found in HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY and a few new items about their kids and taking over the mission and vision of Duck Commander business. My favorite chapter is Chapter 12: Fast Food which talks about respect for people, for spouses, and training kids to show respect to adults.

And lastly came Si-COLOGY 101 from Uncle Si with his unique humor. A lot of the stories are repeats from the TV show but then add to it the personal story of Si and his wife and children along with his childhood – and that’s the truth, Jack! The pictures are well chosen and show the quirky side of Uncle Si.

If you have seen the TV Show and know the voices you will enjoy the books more because you can here their voices “telling” the story as you read. And I love the sense of a loving family that comes through all each of the books.… (mehr)