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Gozzle

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When Bear finds an egg on his doorstep, he has no clue that what’s hatching isn’t just a lost goose, but a family! A collaboration from Julia Donaldson and Sara Ogilvie, the award-winning, bestselling duo behind The Detective Dog and The Hospital Dog.

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ISBN: 9781529076424 Category: Children's - Picture Books Tags: Children's / Teenage fiction: Animal stories, Children's / Teenage fiction: Family & home stories, Children's / Teenage general interest: Bears, Children's / Teenage general interest: Birds, Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Family issues, Early years: time & seasons, Picture storybooks
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Meet a very cute little gosling! Written by Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo, and stunningly illustrated by the award-winning Sara Ogilvie, Gozzle is a funny and heartwarming story about family and growing up.

‘A comically adorable picture book about family, growth and change.’ – The Guardian
‘Warm and witty . . . a welcome exploration of fatherhood’ – Daily Mail

It’s springtime. Bear has woken up hungry and finds a lost egg outside his cave. Breakfast? No! Out hatches Gozzle, a very sweet little gosling who is convinced that Bear must be her daddy – and that she should be able to climb, dig and eat honey just like him.

Follow Bear on his journey from reluctant carer to parent in this heartwarming and joyous picture book about what home and family truly mean.

A laugh-out loud story from the creators of the bestselling picture books, The Detective Dog, winner of the Books Are My Bag Readers’ Award, and The Hospital Dog, winner of the Indie Book Awards.

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Weight 0.286 kg
Dimensions 25.2 × 28.1 × 0.2 cm
Author

Donaldson, Julia

Publisher

Macmillan Children's Books

Imprint

Macmillan Children's Books

Cover

Paperback

Pages

48

Language

English

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J

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