Goose on the Farm

Reviewed by: Sheila Dube - Springvale Public Library, Springvale, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: January 8, 2017

Review

This picture book was first published in the U.K. in 2013. Sophie, a young girl, and Goose, who has a personality all of his own, are going on a school trip to the farm. They read a book about the farm, pack a lunch and go to the bus stop to board the bus. Goose helps himself to the lunch before arriving. Once there, Goose begins to feel left out of the attention until he encounters a goat who takes him around. At lunch the empty lunchbox is discovered but Ben shares his lunch with them. After some afternoon activities they proceed home. Wall's bright and cheerful illustrations present a simple, uncluttered view on each spread that support and add a twist of humor to the one sentence per page text. This would be a useful book for story times and preschool settings on the theme of farm.

Overall Book Score: good