Examiner ‘Make Way for Ducklings’: Counting the ways we still love the book September 15 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of author Robert McCloskey. ← Related Article Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page Photographs: Author and book from Penguin Random House; Schon with duck from Nancy Schon; Duck sculpture by John Blanding/Globe staff/File