I love this author's books with the goslings, so I picked this one up to give it a try. Natalie was indifferent to this one, though she asks for the gosling ones multiple times. I think that Natalie didn't understand the subtly in the story. I liked how the old bear gives the little bear "the ...
I love love love this book. It's a love story between two lonely creatures who find they need each other. Little Cub resonates with me and how I feel about my own children joining me to become a family. I love love love it - each bear truly brings out the best in the other. I just wish it was s...
The small size of this book and others by this author makes them hard to share in a toddler story time despite the perfect fit of the story. Potential contender for a big book perhaps? I like that Gideon doesn't immediately burst into tears upon discovering that Otto has mysteriously wandered o...
Christmas is coming. It doesn't look like Papa will celebrate it. How can Pyn get Papa interested in celebrations?Shift the conversation- Oother doesn’t want to be called Papa. Then, he tells Pyn to call him Papa. The transformation of Oother is revealed in simple dialogue.“Good morning, Papa,” P...
Could be a primer on board booksThis is the original in a series of "Gossie" books by Olivier Dunrea that follow the adventures of a small yellow gosling who likes to wear bright red boots everyday. The action begins when our hero has lost her bright red boots. Where could they be? The simple tex...
Ollie the Stomper by Olivier Dunrea focuses on gossling Ollie who is obsessed with having boots, since Gossie and Gertie have them. Ollie stalks the two gosslings as they stomp around the barnyard. Finally, Ollie yells "I want Boots!" Gossie and Gertie each give Ollie one of their boots. Ollie pr...
Ollie by Olivier Dunrea is the sweet, silly tale of a willful unhatched goosling who refuses to leave his egg. Goslings Gossie and Gertie are impatiently awaiting the arrival (hatching) of stubborn Ollie who repeatedly says "I won't come out!" The goslings cleverly use reverse psychology (tellin...
