FICTION

Goose Goes to School

by Laura WALL
illus. by Laura Wall. 48p. HarperCollins. 2015. Tr $12.99. ISBN 9780062324375.
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PreS-Gr 1—In this sequel, Sophie, the young heroine of Goose (Harper, 2015), is about to start school. "But Goose can't come…. Mom said geese don't go to school." Goose, however, is obedient only to his own whims—and he's better at hiding than Mary's little lamb. After recess, Goose chooses to linger on the playground, but he has already helped Sophie make a bevy of new friends. The text is as spare as the brightly colored, thick-outlined drawings, allowing readers to draw their own conclusions about characters' emotions and whether Goose will continue to attend school. Both children and adults will enjoy this refreshing spin on the back-to-school formula.
VERDICT The appealing simplicity makes this book appropriate for very young audiences, while the quirky humor extends its appeal to younger grade school students and emerging readers.
Reviewed by Rachel Anne Mencke, St. Matthew's Parish School, Pacific Palisades, CA
Sophie is going to school, "but Goose can't come." This follow-up to Goose is another or-can-he? story, as Sophie goes about her day with the feeling that Goose is lurking ("she hears flappy footsteps behind her"). Goose's grand entrance and takeover of the students' attention is merry-making, and Wall's illustrations evoke tons of emotion with simple lines on clean, brightly colored backgrounds.
 , Aug 01, 2015

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