Gideon

by Olivier Dunrea, Olivier Dunrea (Illustrator)

Overview

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 storytelling and illustrations that Gossie & Friends fans have come to cherish.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780547769264
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	02/06/2012
Series:	Gossie and Friends Series
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	698,883
Lexile:	450L (what's this?)
File size:	24 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 Years

About the Author

Olivier Dunrea is the creator of beautiful and well-loved children’s books. A painter and a sculptor, his work centers around farms, animals, architecture, and folklore. He lives in the tiny village of Narrowsburg, New York, in the Catskill Mountains.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"As with the earlier books, preschoolers and their caretakers will be amused by these oh-so-familiar battles."—Horn Book

Editorial Reviews

Gideon, “a small, ruddy gosling who likes to play,” joins Gossie and the other goslings on Dunrea’s farm. Always on the move, Gideon chases a piglet, plays “tag-the-mole,” leaps over a frog, and listens to bees buzzing in their hive—always with his octopus toy in tow. No naps for Gideon, no matter what mother goose says, but a day of barnyard shenanigans has a way of tiring out a gosling. Dunrea’s charming world of tiny adventures should continue to enchant toddlers. Available simultaneously: Gideon & Otto. Up to age 3. (Feb.)

Publishers Weekly

"As with the earlier books, preschoolers and their caretakers will be amused by these oh-so-familiar battles." —Horn Book —

From the Publisher

A new gosling joins Dunrea's Gossie & Friends. Gideon is a ruddy little goose who likes to play. All day. With boundless energy, he dashes, hops, scoots and scurries across the farmyard in search of adventure. In the piggery he plays chase-the-piglet. In the sheep house he bounces on the ewe. In a rare moment of stillness, he plays quietly with the turtle, gently looking, never moving. But Gideon can't play all day. Mama Goose keeps interrupting his fun by calling for naptime. Gideon's response is familiar to caregivers far and wide: "No nap! I'm playing!" A defiant naptime battle to be sure, but tiny Gideon also embodies a toddler's insatiable curiosity. Why should he sleep when there's so much to do and see? Familiar clean, white backdrops frame each scene, and Gideon's wide-mouthed exuberance echoes his feathered friends from previous works. Gideon doesn't show many signs of tiring, but the lumpy, striped octopus that he drags everywhere looks more bedraggled with each romp. Young readers will relate to Gideon's assertion of control; adult readers will smile knowingly when he finally starts to snooze. Dunrea has proven himself a master of child behavior (and waterfowl)--let's hope the gaggle keeps growing. (Picture book. 2-5)

Kirkus Reviews