We look forward to seeing you on your next visit to the library. Find a location near you.

Gossie & friends (Picture books)

Author:
Dunrea, Olivier
 
Showing 1 - 17 of 17

1. Gossie

Book cover for "Gossie".
Rate this title:
Star rating for Gossie
Average Rating:
3.7 stars
Description:

Meet Gossie in this My First I Can Read book about friendship and sharing, from the world of Olivier Dunrea's Gossie & Friends.

Gossie is a small yellow gosling who loves to wear bright red boots—every day. But one morning she can't find them! This sweet story models social-emotional growth for the youngest children using simple language and adorable illustrations of baby farm animals.

Olivier Dunrea's Gossie

...
Book cover for "Gossie and Gertie".
Rate this title:
Star rating for Gossie and Gertie
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Description:

Gossie and Gertie are best friends. They splash in the rain, play hide-and-seek, and they dive in the pond together. Everywhere Gossie goes, Gertie does too. Or does she?
With charming illustrations and gentle text, Olivier Dunrea has created two lovable, sweet characters that will appeal to the youngest listeners.

3. Ollie

Book cover for "Ollie".
Rate this title:
Star rating for Ollie
Average Rating:
3 stars
Description:
Ollie won't come out of his egg-he's waiting. Gossie and Gertie desperately want Ollie to come out. Ollie rolls around, stands on his head, and finally rolls right out of his nest, but he won't come out of his shell. Olivier Dunrea often writes about the farm animals that surrounded him when he was growing up, including this hilarious trio of goslings. Ollie, a story of friendship, patience and independence, complements its predecessors Gossie and...
Book cover for "Ollie the Stomper".
Rate this title:
Star rating for Ollie the Stomper
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:

Ollie longs to stomp in his very own pair of boots just like Gossie and Gertie do! A My First I Can Read about the joys and frustrations of sharing, from the world of Olivier Dunrea's beloved Gossie & Friends.

Gossie wears red boots, Gertie wears blue boots, but Ollie has no boots. Stomping bootless after Gossie and Gertie as they tromp in the straw, romp in the rain, and jump over puddles in their colorful boots leaves

...

5. BooBoo

Book cover for "BooBoo".
Rate this title:
Star rating for BooBoo
Average Rating:
3 stars
Description:

BooBoo is a curious blue gosling who likes to eat. She likes to eat everything. Well, almost everything.

6. Peedie

Book cover for "Peedie".
Rate this title:
Star rating for Peedie
Description:

Peedie is a small yellow gosling who sometimes forgets things. But he never forgets to wear his lucky red baseball cap. He wears it everywhere. Until he puts it in a secret place. This ebook includes audio narration.

Book cover for "Merry Christmas, Ollie!".
Rate this title:
Star rating for Merry Christmas, Ollie!
Average Rating:
3 stars
Description:

Full of adorable humor, snowy illustrations, and irresistible charm, this holiday story of Gossie and friends is now a Level 1 Green Light Reader. Those just learning to read independently will identify with Ollie's impatience in waiting for Christmas to finally come.

An endearing and beautifully rendered tale sure to be a family favorite.

It's Christmas Eve. Gossie and Gertie hang their bright colored boots in the

...
Book cover for "Ollie's Easter eggs".
Rate this title:
Star rating for Ollie's Easter eggs
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
Ollie watches the other goslings dye and hide eggs for the Easter hunt, but no one can find the eggs when Ollie decides that they are all for him.
Book cover for "Ollie's Halloween".
Rate this title:
Star rating for Ollie's Halloween
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:

Goslings are on the prowl in this holiday board book from the popular Gossie&Friends series! While Gossie, Gertie, Peedie, and BooBoo are tricking and treating, Ollie is thinking about how sharing is better than scaring. With shiny foil on the cover, a gentle Halloween story, and Olivier Dunrea's signature adorable artwork, this book is the perfect one to share with the littlest trick-or-treaters this October!

10. Gideon

Book cover for "Gideon".
Rate this title:
Star rating for Gideon
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:

Meet Gideon, the newest addition to Olivier Dunrea's gaggle of adorable goslings! Gideon likes to splash with the ducklings, hop with the frogs, play chase-the-piglets, and scamper all over the farmyard. But one thing busy Gideon does not want to do is take his nap, no matter how many times his mother asks . . . until he gets tired, of course.

Another darling gosling makes his debut in this spunky story, with Olivier Dunrea's perfectly pitched

...
Book cover for "Gideon and Otto".
Rate this title:
Star rating for Gideon and Otto
Average Rating:
3 stars
Description:

Otto, a stuffed octopus, is Gideon's favorite friend! He brings Otto everywhere. But one day Otto doesn't stay right where Gideon put him. An irresistible story about friendship, now a Green Light Reader.

"Dunrea's keen awareness of young children's concerns and quirks translates into charmingly simple illustrations and text." —Kirkus Reviews

This charming romp with an irrepressible, adorable gosling shines as

...
Book cover for "Jasper & Joop".
Rate this title:
Star rating for Jasper & Joop
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
Jasper is a small white gosling who likes to be tidy and his friend Joop is a small gray gosling who likes to be messy.
Book cover for "Gemma & Gus".
Rate this title:
Star rating for Gemma & Gus
Average Rating:
3.3 stars
Description:
Gemma is a small yellow gosling who likes to explore and her little brother Gus likes to follow her, but one day, Gus sets out to explore on his own.

14. Gus

Book cover for "Gus".
Rate this title:
Star rating for Gus
Average Rating:
3 stars
Description:
While enjoying his solitary trek through the barnyard, Gus the gosling finds three small eggs that could possibly hold his perfect companions inside.
Book cover for "Ruby & Rufus".
Rate this title:
Star rating for Ruby & Rufus
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Description:
Water-loving goslings Ruby and Rufus play at the pond every day, no matter what the weather is.

16. Pearl

Book cover for "Pearl".
Rate this title:
Star rating for Pearl
Description:
When Pearl, a little gosling who loves to sing all day long, loses her voice, she discovers that, with the support of her friends, she can handle anything that comes her way!
Book cover for "Pearl's lost pearls".
Rate this title:
Star rating for Pearl's lost pearls
Description:
When her precious pearl necklace goes missing, Pearl, who loves it as much as she loves singing, must retrace her steps, and with the help of resourceful and observant friends, finds her prized possession, which she securely fastens around her neck once again.