(2) PS Gosling Ollie (Ollie the Stomper) is feeling out of sorts, and "Nothing feels right!" One by one, his friends kindly offer help. Does he want to wear Gertie's boots or play with Peedie's ball or go exploring with Gemma? Ollie patiently refuses each offering ("Ollie would rather stomp alone... / Ollie isn't hungry") until Gideon innocently suggests some quiet time. And with that, Ollie has reached his limit: "Ollie wants to be loud!" Dunrea's spot-on illustration shows our frustrated gosling yelling, beak wide open. Cue Gossie, who now knows exactly what Ollie needs: a hug. Just right for toddler attention spans and well-aimed at little ones learning to identify emotions and get their needs met, this board book is a soothing story for trying times. Get your hugs here.

Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2022

(3) K-3 Green Light Readers series. The stories about Dunrea's iconic goslings are now in early-reader format. Large type and plenty of white space, along with lots of room for the beguiling illustrations, will make these books a hit with young fans who are now ready to tackle reading themselves. A downloadable "read-along audio" file is available. Review covers the following Green Light Readers titles: Gemma & Gus and Gus.

Reviewer: Kari Allen | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2015

(3) K-3 Green Light Readers series. The stories about Dunrea's iconic goslings are now in early-reader format. Large type and plenty of white space, along with lots of room for the beguiling illustrations, will make these books a hit with young fans who are now ready to tackle reading themselves. A downloadable "read-along audio" file is available. Review covers the following Green Light Readers titles: Gemma & Gus and Gus.

Reviewer: Kari Allen | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2015

(3) K-3 Nine (previously published) stories featuring Gossie and her fellow gosling pals are here reformatted as early readers and collected in an almost-three-hundred-page volume. The large text, uncluttered illustrations, and familiar characters make the hefty edition appealing to beginning- and pre-readers.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Will Hillenbrand. In this cumulative counting tale, "one tiny island just big enough for me...and Annie McPhee" rapidly grows crowded as dogs who think they are frogs, pigs in wigs, etc., take up residence. Internal rhymes add bounce to an otherwise bland text. Not all animals appear on each spread, but quirky details abound in Hillenbrand's graphite and digital illustrations.

Reviewer: Rebecca Fox

(2) PS Gosling Gus follows big sister Gemma everywhere (Gemma & Gus). She objects, but accustomed to company, finds herself following him around the farm. In Gus, the little brother discovers some turtle eggs, so he does what any self-respecting bird would do: he sits on them. Dunrea's gently amusing, pleasingly repetitive stories and beguiling illustrations capture preschooler life in all its variety. Review covers these titles: Gemma & Gus and Gus.

Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2015

(2) PS Gosling Gus follows big sister Gemma everywhere (Gemma & Gus). She objects, but accustomed to company, finds herself following him around the farm. In Gus, the little brother discovers some turtle eggs, so he does what any self-respecting bird would do: he sits on them. Dunrea's gently amusing, pleasingly repetitive stories and beguiling illustrations capture preschooler life in all its variety. Review covers these titles: Gemma & Gus and Gus.

Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2015

(3) K-3 Green Light Readers series. This newly formatted edition works well as a beginning reader. The delightful and child-friendly story about Dunrea's gaggle of geese is unchanged. The short, expressive sentences use repetition and rhythm nicely, while the clean, eloquent illustrations give the earliest of readers additional information to support their efforts.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(3) K-3 Green Light Readers series. Newly formatted editions of Dunrea's charming stories about gosling Ollie, the young companion to Gossie and Gertie, work well as beginning readers. The stories are unchanged, and they are as delightful and child-friendly as ever. The short, expressive sentences use repetition and rhythm nicely, while Dunrea's clean, eloquent illustrations give the earliest of readers additional information to support their efforts. Review covers these Green Light Readers titles: Ollie and Ollie the Stomper.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(3) K-3 Green Light Readers series. Newly formatted editions of Dunrea's charming stories about gosling Ollie, the young companion to Gossie and Gertie, work well as beginning readers. The stories are unchanged, and they are as delightful and child-friendly as ever. The short, expressive sentences use repetition and rhythm nicely, while Dunrea's clean, eloquent illustrations give the earliest of readers additional information to support their efforts. Review covers these Green Light Readers titles: Ollie and Ollie the Stomper.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(3) PS Tidy Jasper and messy Joop are best friends despite their differences. Joop revels in puddles, mud, and dirty straw, while Jasper neatly avoids them. But to save Joop from some bees, Jasper leads him through grass, mud, and into the pond--and finds himself having fun. Both art and text are full of insouciant charm in this fine addition to the Goslings series (Gossie; Gideon; etc.).

Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander

(2) PS A new gosling joins Dunrea's farmyard. Gideon "likes to play. All day" until he collapses in a tiny heap atop a haystack. Otto introduces Gideon's "favorite friend," a stuffed-toy octopus. The two are briefly separated; their reunion is a sweet surprise. Seemingly simple, the art is filled with clever, kid-beguiling details. This review covers Gideon and Gideon & Otto.

Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2012

(2) PS A new gosling joins Dunrea's farmyard. Gideon "likes to play. All day" until he collapses in a tiny heap atop a haystack. Otto introduces Gideon's "favorite friend," a stuffed-toy octopus. The two are briefly separated; their reunion is a sweet surprise. Seemingly simple, the art is filled with clever, kid-beguiling details. This review covers Gideon and Gideon & Otto.

Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2012

(2) PS In this backstory to Old Bear and His Cub, Little Cub, who lives under a pile of rocks, is cold and hungry. Old Bear is warm and sated and lives in a comfortable cabin. Both are lonely, and each needs to care for--and be cared for by--someone. Dunrea's characteristic warm-hearted pencil and gouache illustrations bring the bears and the entire forest to life.

Reviewer: Julie Roach | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2012

(2) K-3 In this heartfelt tale, Little Pyn lives in a desolate cottage with her father, Oother, a gruff, unsentimental mountain man. Pyn wants a Christmas tree; determined, she sets out in a snowstorm to find one. Dunrea's simple pencil and gouache pictures depict the father-daughter pair's differences (both in size and demeanor) and, gradually, their quiet mutual affection.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2011

(3) PS Dunrea's lovable goslings celebrate Easter by dyeing and hiding eggs. That is, except for little Ollie, who steals all the eggs, whispering "my egg" each time he unearths one. In the end, it turns out his intentions are good. The illustrations as charming as ever, and Gossie fans will enjoy seeing all the birds together in one book.

Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander

(3) PS In this Gossie & Friends book, the goslings don costumes for Halloween, dressing as a wizard, chicken, dragon, bunny, and mummy. They ramble about the farm looking for treats, spying on pumpkins, and confronting scary decorations (e.g., a spooky ghost in the barn). As in previous books, the linear story, enhanced by the pen-and-ink and gouache illustrations, is simple and pleasing.

Reviewer: Sheila M. Geraty

(2) PS What distinguishes this daddy-loves-you book is its degree of acknowledged reciprocity. Old Bear may stare hard at Little Cub until he eats his porridge, but when Old Bear catches a cold, he (grudgingly) gives in to Little Cub's orders. The bedtime-friendly text is felicitously repetitive. Fine-lined portrayals of the bear pair with lots of snow as background set the stage.

Reviewer: Roger Sutton | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2011

(2) PS Dunrea's gaggle of geese await Father Christmas Goose. Tired-of-waiting Ollie stands on his head, stomps around, and hollers "I want Christmas!" Dunrea captures the range of holiday-inspired feelings, from silent awe to wiggly impatience to shouts of joy. The spare but detail-filled pictures include amusing illustrative touches. Larger in format than previous Gossie books, this one's tailor-made for Christmas Eve group reading.

Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2008

(3) PS Dunrea's stories about baby geese and their small, amusing adventures make perfect board books. BooBoo eats everything--until she eats a soap bubble; Peedie forgets everything--except where his lucky red baseball cap is. The brief, rhythmic texts and spare but detail-filled illustrations humorously convey the lovable foibles of these toddlerlike goslings. Review covers these titles: BooBoo and Peedie.

Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander