Jasper & Joop - (Gossie & Friends) by Olivier Dunrea (Board Book)

About the Book

Jasper is a small white gosling who likes to be tidy and his friend Joop is a small gray gosling who likes to be messy.

Book Synopsis

Jasper likes to be neat. Each morning he tidies his nest and puts on his cap and bow tie. Joop likes to be messy! Each morning he rumples his nest and musses his feathers. Despite their differences, Jasper and Joop are two very good friends--birds of a feather! But what will happen when one friend gets into trouble with some busy bees?

Another pair of darling goslings make their debut in this story, with Olivier Dunrea's perfectly pitched storytelling and illustrations that Gossie & Friends fans have come to cherish.

Review Quotes

"[A] pitch-perfect tale of friends as different as different can be."
--Kirkus

"Dunrea's expressive vignettes capture the innocence and adventure of toddlerhood and imbue the tilt of a beak or the curve of a feather with humor and personality."
--School Library Journal

About the Author

Olivier Dunrea, a painter and a sculptor, is the creator of beautiful and well-loved children's books. His work centers around farms, animals, architecture, and folklore. He lives in the tiny village of Narrowsburg, New York, in the Catskill Mountains.