Ollie Board Book

by Olivier Dunrea, Olivier Dunrea (Illustrator)

Overview

Friends Gossie and Gertie are waiting and waiting for Ollie to hatch. They try poking, listening, even sitting on top of his egg—but Ollie just won’t come out.
Ollie is Ollie and he will decide when it’s time to hatch. Fans of Gossie and Gossie and Gertie will find Ollie just as charming and delightful as the first two books. Any toddler that has had to wait for a new brother or sister will find Ollie irresistible.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780618755035
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	04/09/2007
Series:	Gossie and Friends Series
Edition description:	Board Book
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.86(d)
Lexile:	270L (what's this?)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

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.

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.

Editorial Reviews

Dunrea successfully adds to the ‘Gossie and Gertie’ cast with these endearing tales.” School Library Journal, Starred

“With their simple watercolors and narrative, along with diminutive heroes who assert a budding independence, these tales demonstrate once again how well their creator knows his audience.” Publishers Weekly, Starred

"Pre-schoolers will relate to Ollie's point of view and delight in his humorous reactions to the new world he's discovering." Booklist, ALA

“Dunrea’s keen awareness of young children’s concerns and quirks translates into charmingly simple illustrations and text.” Kirkus Reviews

"Dunrea's text...is packed with toddler-sized drama, and Gossie and Gertie easily assume the roles of older sisters dealing with a pesky but beloved younger brother." Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"...the geese tromp, stomp, romp and jump around the farmyard in a way that is quite satisfying when read aloud." The New York Times Book Review —

From the Publisher

An unhatched gosling plays hard to get in this board book version of a story from Olivier Dunrea's beloved children's series. Willful little Ollie refuses to leave his egg, much to the exasperation of Gossie and Gertie, two adorable goslings in galoshes who are impatiently awaiting his arrival. Repeating his mantra, "I won't come out," Ollie rolls all around the barnyard, leading his feathered friends on a merry chase -- until a neat piece of reverse psychology finally coaxes him from his shell. Dunrea's irresistible illustrations and the book's small format (perfect for little hands) make this sweet and silly tale a candidate for repeated "readings."

Dunrea's group of cleanly attractive mini-volumes featuring gosling friends Gossie and Gertie grows by two. Gossie and Gertie gain a new friend in Ollie, who at first appears as just an egg, hilariously introduced in deadpan prose: "This is Ollie." Ollie stubbornly refuses to come out, despite Gossie and Gertie's exhortations. In true toddler fashion, as soon as Gossie and Gertie tell Ollie NOT to come out, he at last emerges. Ollie's story continues in Ollie the Stomper (ISBN 0-619-33830-2), when he follows Gossie and Gertie around and wishes he had boots like theirs, just as little siblings have always done. Dunrea's keen awareness of young children's concerns and quirks translates into charmingly simple illustrations and text. Plenty of white space reinforces the simplicity and keeps the focus on the appealing goslings; the large typeface and small trim size make these volumes especially appropriate for the youngest audience. (Picture book. 2-4)

Kirkus Reviews