This picture book by Julia Donaldson tells the story of Gozzle, a little gosling who thinks a bear is her daddy. With award-winning illustrations by Sara Ogilvie, this heartwarming tale is perfect for reading aloud to young children at bedtime.
Meet a very cute little gosling! Written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Sara Ogilvie, Gozzle is a story about family and growing up. It's springtime. Bear has woken up hungry and finds a lost egg outside his cave. Out hatches Gozzle, a gosling who is convinced that Bear must be her daddy - and that she should be able to climb, dig and eat honey just like him. Follow Bear on his journey from reluctant carer to parent.
Julia Donaldson is the author of children's books including The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, and the What the Ladybird Heard adventures. She also writes fiction, including the Princess Mirror-Belle books illustrated by Lydia Monks, as well as poems, plays and songs. She was Children's Laureate 2011-13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature.
Sara Ogilvie is an illustrator and printmaker from Edinburgh based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Her children's books include Dog's Don't Do Ballet by Anna Kemp and The Zebra's Great Escape by Katherine Rundell. Her collaborations with Julia Donaldson, The Detective Dog and The Hospital Dog, have won the Books Are My Bag Readers' Award and the Indie Book Awards. She lectures in Illustration and Graphic Design at Northumbria University and continues to create work that is exhibited worldwide.
