Gossie by Olivier Dunrea

Title: Gossie

Author/Illustrator: Olivier Dunrea

Reading Level: Baby - Preschool

Hardcover: 32 Pages

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Gossie is a small yellow gosling who likes to wear bright red boots. EVERY DAY. Uphill or downhill, Rain or Snow, Backwards or Forwards, no matter where she goes, she wears her bright red boots. She is so obsessed with her red boots she never takes them off. One day, her red boots go missing. Imagine how heartbroken Gossie could be. She searches high and low for her boots, but they were nowhere to be found. But, soon after she sees a flash of red. And they were walking. "On someone else's feet!!". Here comes, Gertie, another yellow gosling who adores the bright red boots. Gossie and Gertie become friends and share the beloved boots. The story comes to end as Gossie and Gertie stomp about wearing one red boot on their feet.

With charming watercolor pictures and simple, yet captivating story, your little ones will beg you to read this book over and over again. The playful illustrations and repetitions will delight your toddlers for sure. And, What's more? It is a great way to introduce concepts like friendship, loss and sharing. This book has been a new arrival to our library, but not a day goes by without reading it at least once. My daughter adores the cute yellow goslings stomping about in their bright red boots. She gets very excited every time we read this book together. Her whimsical expressions are what I like the best. She is happy and gay when the gosling stomps around, but when they go missing, she looks very upset. Her eyes widen in surprise when she finds it on Gertie's feet. When all ends well, She couldn't be more happier. We have a few more books like "Gossie & Gertie", "Ollie the Stomper" in this series, and they all turned out to be equally engaging. Oh, before I forget, let me tell you this... They come in small, square hardcover format. Just perfect for those little hands :)

My Rating: 5/5