New Releases by Olivier Dunrea

Ollie is an egg that does not want to hatch until Gossie and Gertie sit on him and use reverse psychology.

BooBoo is a curious blue gosling who likes to eat.She likes to eat everything. Well, almost everything.

Gossie is a gosling who likes to wear bright red boots every day, no matter what she is doing, and so she is heartbroken the day the boots are missing and she can''t find them anywhere.

Christmas is coming. In the craggy rocks on the snowy mountainside, tiny Pyn has her heart set on decorating her very first Christmas tree. But, "No Christmas tree," Papa says. Still, Pyn won''t take no for an answer. She knows that a Christmas tree is just the thing their cottage needs to make the season festive and cheery. Pyn is determined to find the perfect Christmas tree - no matter what. With this story of the love between a father and daughter, Olivier Dunrea captures the true spirit of Christmas.

Gossie is a gosling. A small, yellow gosling who likes to wear bright red boots. Every day. Until the day her boots disappear . . . The lovable Gossie is now available in an English/Spanish bilingual board book edition! This simply and charmingly told tale of sharing with style is perfect for bilingual preschoolers or new language learners. English text appears in black, Spanish in blue.

This Halloween, Gossie is a wizard and Gertie is a chicken. Peedie is a dragon and BooBoo is a bunny. Ollie is a mummy who thinks sharing is more fun than scaring. Join the goslings as they hoot, howl, and haunt the night away. Goslings are on the prowl!

Gossie, Gertie, BooBoo, and Peedie are all dyeing Easter eggs. Ollie wants Easter eggs too and he has a plan on how he''ll get them! Humor and vibrant ink-and-watercolor illustrations fill Olivier Dunrea''s holiday follow-up to Merry Christmas, Ollie. Dunrea again gets the preschooler emotions exactly right, capturing a range of holiday-inspired feelings, from Ollie''s wiggly impatience to be included to the pure joy of the older goslings discovering that Ollie has arranged the best Easter egg hunt of all. Includes sheet of colorful stickers!

Gossie, Gertie, BooBoo and Peedie are all looking for Ollie, in this playful book that includes touch-and-feel elements, pull tabs, flaps and other interactive components which help enliven the search for the goslings'' friend.

Baby is fast asleep when Mama spies the first flakes of his first snowfall. "It''s snowing!" she sings. "Baby, it''s snowing!" Mama bundles Baby in thick, warm furs and scrunches into her coat. Out into the snow they go, to see it, smell it, hear it, taste it, touch it—and play in it. Olivier Dunrea''s exquisite hymn to snow is the story of a solitary night when a mother introduces her baby to the beauty and pleasure of falling snow.

Meet Gossie, a small yellow gosling who loves to wear bright red boots—every day! One morning Gossie can’t find her beloved boots. She looks everywhere for them: under the bed, over the wall, even in the barn. Preschoolers will enjoy helping Gossie find her red boots and delight in where Gossie finally finds them. With this Read-Along Fun edition you can listen, read along, and learn with Gossie as she looks for her boots! Great for beginning readers and perfect for storytime. Narrated by Taylor Foley.

An endearing and beautifully rendered tale sure to be a family favorite. It''s Christmas Eve. Gossie and Gertie hang their bright colored boots in the barn. Peedie and BooBoo hang their striped stockings in the barn. Ollie stomps through the snow. It''s not easy to wait for Father Christmas Goose! With ample wry humor, beautiful ink-and-watercolor pictures, and irresistible charm, Olivier Dunrea shares the first holiday story of Gossie and friends.Ollie perfectly encompasses the adorable impatience of young children waiting for Christmas to finally come.

BooBoo is a gosling. A small, blue gosling who loves to eat. There is nothing that BooBoo won’t try. Or is there?

Fans of the Gossie & Friends books will enjoy little Ollie and his big personality as he finds his way in the barnyard. Irresistible characters and delightful text make these board books perfect for springtime reading and sharing.

Turn the tabs and lift the flaps to discover what Gossie and her friends do on the farm.

A story for lovers of animals, art, and holiday harmony As Christmas approaches, the animals of the north woods tremble with excitement. Bear Noel is coming! He strides toward them with his gift-laden sack, while they roll and romp in the snow, waiting. It is Christmas Eve, the one night of the year when a hare and a wolf, a fox and a boar, a hedgehog and a possum, an owl and a mole can gather peacefully, in the spirit of the happy holiday. Olivier Dunrea''s gentle story about the advent of Christmas and his exquisite, snow-filled pictures evoke all the warmth and wonder of a magical time.

Lola est une petite oie jaune qui adore la couleur rouge de ses bottes. Un jour, celles-ci disparaissent. Lola fait la connaissance d''Olga avec laquelle elle devient amie.

A little goose named Peedie tends to forget everything except where to find his lucky red baseball cap.

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.

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Even though she loses the fame she had as a child star, Mary Heather Elizabeth goes on to have a long and contented life.

Noggin and Bobbin cultivate and plant a garden and harvest the crops.

An artist, who loves to paint chickens, finally finds someone that appreciates his pictures.

On the mythical island Nord Eyris, a kind-hearted farmer goes to great lengths to help a mother troll find her missing "bairn."

Hilda Louise''s longing to be part of a family sweeps her up and over the walls of the orphanage until she floats high above magnificent Paris of the early 1900s.

Fergus and his canine friend Bridey set out in a small boat to follow a treasure map, braving the dangers of sharks and a bad storm.

Miserable Ravena, a banshee who doesn''t fit in, leaves home in search of someplace that will suit her better.

After several unsuccessful attempts, the broody hen lays a clutch of eggs and hatches them, and out pop speckled peepers.

The Mogwogs march energetically through the countryside until they get tired and go to sleep.

Life on the farm is never dull for Ben, who faithfully follows his big sister''s advice in such things as swallowing a live minnow so he can swim like a fish or washing his face in raindrops so he will never grow old.