(3) K-3 Illustrated by Anke Faust. Mr. Goose longs to be a daddy. He comes into possession of an egg, out of which hatches a "little green goose" (which looks like a baby dinosaur). In this revised and re-illustrated new edition, vivacious mixed-media illustrations outlined in black tenderly convey the notion that love and belonging are at the core of all kinds of families.

Reviewer: Sheila M. Geraty

(3) K-3 Translated by Ã?ngel Secreto. Illustrated by Alan Marks. Mr. Goose, a gentle bachelor, longs for a child of his own. The dog finds a huge egg for him, and a baby dinosaur hatches out of it calling him Mama. Taunted by the chickens, the little dinosaur runs away looking for his real mother only to find that all he needs is the love of his devoted adoptive father. Accompanied by expressive illustrations, this Spanish edition of The Little Green Goose reads smoothly.

Reviewer: Elena Abos Alvarez-Buiza

(3) K-3 Translated by J. Alison James. Illustrated by Alan Marks. Mr. Goose desperately wants a chick of his own, so he adopts a stray egg and raises the unusual creature that hatches from it. When the "little green goose," who looks like a dinosaur, realizes he doesn't resemble his surrogate parent, he searches for his real mother, only to realize that he is already happy and well loved. A Swiss import, the unusual adoption tale will delight young readers.

Reviewer: Anne St. John