The art jumps off the pages, a fi tting verb for a clever,clever book, alive in every way.— Booklist (starredreview)

Silly Suzy Goose is just like all the other geese. But how shewishes she could hang upside-down like a bat or stretch like agiraffe. And how wonderful to jump, jump, JUMP like a kangaroo!Suzy wanders far from her flock, meeting animals very differentfrom her. But when she crosses paths with a cranky lion, she learnsthe advantage of blending in with the crowd! Spirited littlereaders will go for this tale of a silly goose in search of a brandnew style — at least some of the time.

PETR HORACEK is a Czech illustrator and painter whose previousbooks include RUN MOUSE, RUN!; BIRD FLY HIGH; A NEW HOUSE FORMOUSE; STRAWBERRIES ARE RED; and WHEN THE MOON SMILED. About SILLYSUZY GOOSE, he says, "Suzy Goose is a goose like any other, but sheis not quite happy about it. This book is about what Suzy Gooselearns on her way to 'being different.' " Petr Horacek trained atthe Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and then worked as a graphicdesigner before moving to England, where he lives with his wife andtwo daughters.