Goose the Bear

A sly fox lurks in the forest, watching a colony of geese, hoping he can find a special present for his wife. While the geese are otherwise occupied, Fox steals an egg that is nearly ready to hatch. In his excitement to get away, he runs into a bear and drops the egg. The bear picks it up and, as he is walking, a small animal breaks out of the egg and peeps “Mama” at the bear. Bear puts the little creature down and tells it to wait for its mother, and leaves. But the little creature follows Bear. When Bear tries to tell the little thing that it isn’t a bear, the little guy doesn’t seem to get it. All the while, Fox is lurking. Bear tries to show the little creature that he can’t be a bear by doing bear-like things, but the little guy keeps up. But while Bear is sleeping, Fox comes creeping. What will the little creature do?

Author/illustrator Katja Gehrmann has a great sense of humor and it shows all over this sweet, funny story. Little ones will absolutely love this one, and so will whoever gets the chance to read it to them.