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. Gossie and Gertie are best friends. They splash in the rain, Olivier Dunrea is the creator of beautiful and well-loved PreSchool-K-Two books that are sure to become favorites
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.
作者简介
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.
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.
媒体评论 PreSchool-K-Two books that are sure to become favorites because they tap into quintessential preschool experiences. In the first book, Gossie's red boot PreSchool-K-Two books that are sure to become favorites because they tap into quintessential preschool experiences. In the first book, Gossie's red boots are missing. When they are found on the feet of Gertie, a smaller gosling, Gossie ends up sharing them. In the second story, Gertie is back, this time with blue boots of her own. She follows Gossie and does everything Gossie says, for a while. When she begins to do her own thing, her friend gets upset. By the end, the tables turn and Gertie leads Gossie to the food bowl, which they share, struggles forgotten. Dunrea's texts use easy words and simple, repetitive sentences, with a little bit of rhyming when it fits: "She wears them when she rides. She wears them when she hides" (Gossie). The ink-and-watercolor illustrations add little details that will reward observant children, such as a small insect in the background. Gossie's rural world is reassuringly child-sized, clear, and contained, as indicated by simple lines, primary colors, and focused illustrations on a white background. Because of the books' small size they will be better for one-on-one sharing than for group storytime. Young children will ask to hear these stories again and again, and they're just right for little hands. Laurie von Mehren, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Parma, OH (School Library Journal )
PreS. These small, square picture books introduce two little goslings in stories as unassuming yet satisfying as the art that illustrates them. Gossie features a little goose who loves wearing her bright red boots everywhere. One morning, they are missing. Searching everywhere, Gossie becomes increasingly distressed until she finds her boots on the feet of another, slightly smaller gosling. The last page shows the duo walking together, each wearing one red boot. In Gossie & Gertie, Gossie in her red boots and Gertie in blue ones are inseparable companions. Gossie, who expects Gertie to follow her lead, is increasingly annoyed when Gertie follows her own path. These beautifully designed volumes are simple enough for a two-year-old, yet they offer enough of a story to entertain older preschoolers as well. Pleasing in their economy of line, the bright ink-and-watercolor illustrations look clean and sharp against the white backgrounds. Carolyn Phelan (Booklist )
because they tap into quintessential preschool experiences. In the
first book, Gossie's red boots are missing. When they are found on
the feet of Gertie, a smaller gosling, Gossie ends up sharing them.
In the second story, Gertie is back, this time with blue boots of
her own. She follows Gossie and does everything Gossie says, for a
while. When she begins to do her own thing, her friend gets upset.
By the end, the tables turn and Gertie leads Gossie to the food
bowl, which they share, struggles forgotten. Dunrea's texts use
easy words and simple, repetitive sentences, with a little bit of
rhyming when it fits: "She wears them when she rides. She wears
them when she hides" (Gossie). The ink-and-watercolor illustrations
add little details that will reward observant children, such as a
small insect in the background. Gossie's rural world is
reassuringly child-sized, clear, and contained, as indicated by
simple lines, primary colors, and focused illustrations on a white
background. Because of the books' small size they will be better
for one-on-one sharing than for group storytime. Young children
will ask to hear these stories again and again, and they're just
right for little hands. Laurie von Mehren, Cuyahoga County Public
Library, Parma, OH (School Library Journal )
PreS. These small, square picture books introduce two little
goslings in stories as unassuming yet satisfying as the art that
illustrates them. Gossie features a little goose who loves wearing
her bright red boots everywhere. One morning, they are missing.
Searching everywhere, Gossie becomes increasingly distressed until
she finds her boots on the feet of another, slightly smaller
gosling. The last page shows the duo walking together, each wearing
one red boot. In Gossie & Gertie, Gossie in her red boots and
Gertie in blue ones are inseparable companions. Gossie, who expects
Gertie to follow her lead, is increasingly annoyed when Gertie
follows her own path. These beautifully designed volumes are simple
enough for a two-year-old, yet they offer enough of a story to
entertain older preschoolers as well. Pleasing in their economy of
line, the bright ink-and-watercolor illustrations look clean and
sharp against the white backgrounds. Carolyn Phelan (Booklist )
