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mehsi's review against another edition
5.0
A wonderful and magical picture book! WOW!
A little goose, apparently without any family, feels that something is up when the seasons change to fall, but what does she have to do? She has no family to tell her what to do, but she got friends and they are more than eager to tell her what they are up to. I had fun seeing each of her friends prepare for the cold. But you can imagine that those suggestions may not work for a goose. I had a laugh seeing her try to chop down a tree with her beak. And sleeping all winter and collecting leaves is also not easy when you are tiny like our goose. I had to say that I felt both sad and worried. Sad because I was just hoping that she would find her tribe, and worried because what would happened if she didn’t figure it out? I just wanted to give her a big hug.
The ending just made me smile ear to ear, that was such a sweet and wonderful ending.
The illustrations are just the BEST, really, they are absolutely gorgeous. At times I was done reading, but I just stayed on the page to look at more details in the art.
Also look at the end-papers (is that the right word?), they tell even more story and also compliment the ending.
I definitely look forward to reading this book again. Not this year, but next year autumn? I will probably pick up this book again!
All in all, READ THIS!
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
A little goose, apparently without any family, feels that something is up when the seasons change to fall, but what does she have to do? She has no family to tell her what to do, but she got friends and they are more than eager to tell her what they are up to. I had fun seeing each of her friends prepare for the cold. But you can imagine that those suggestions may not work for a goose. I had a laugh seeing her try to chop down a tree with her beak. And sleeping all winter and collecting leaves is also not easy when you are tiny like our goose. I had to say that I felt both sad and worried. Sad because I was just hoping that she would find her tribe, and worried because what would happened if she didn’t figure it out? I just wanted to give her a big hug.
The ending just made me smile ear to ear, that was such a sweet and wonderful ending.
The illustrations are just the BEST, really, they are absolutely gorgeous. At times I was done reading, but I just stayed on the page to look at more details in the art.
Also look at the end-papers (is that the right word?), they tell even more story and also compliment the ending.
I definitely look forward to reading this book again. Not this year, but next year autumn? I will probably pick up this book again!
All in all, READ THIS!
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
brandyobrien9's review
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
mat_tobin's review
4.0
Autumn gently lends its warm colours to the forest setting and whilst all the animals, in their own way, prepare for Winter's touch, goose isn't sure what she is meant to be doing. She knows within her that something important is meant to happen but cannot fathom out her purpose during this seasonal transition. Should she be building a dam like her friends the beavers? Perhaps she should be storing nuts like her squirrel neighbours or building a den like the bear family? None of these activities sit right with goose; how come they sit well with all the creatures she cares about? When a swooping sky-shadow blocks out the sun one evening goose looks up and finds the answer.
I have enjoyed Woollard's light and gentle verse ever since reading [b:The Giant of Jum|25485747|The Giant of Jum|Elli Woollard|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1430847436l/25485747._SX50_.jpg|45259556]. Her rhyming couplets throughout Little Goose lend a rhythm to the story that invites a sense of gentle inquisitiveness. The pace at the start meanders as goose revels in the end of the autumn days with her forest friends; then picks up pace as the realisation hits her that she should be following her instincts until long ululations of verse roll out over the final pages.
Without a doubt though, it was May Smith's gorgeous illustrations that drew me to the book. Her conveyance of the warm glows of autumn in the trees and the leaf-littered landscape invite you into this story from the cover. From double-spreads to rounded vignettes, these pencil drawings, overlayed with colour in Photoshop, find that balance between hand-crafted illustration and the soft digitisation. Each spread is a treasure.
The story of a young goose finding her calling is a frontispiece for an equally lovely story about the changing of a season and nature's way of rolling with this be they plant or animal. Little Goose's Autumn is a gorgeous book to share and treasure.
I have enjoyed Woollard's light and gentle verse ever since reading [b:The Giant of Jum|25485747|The Giant of Jum|Elli Woollard|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1430847436l/25485747._SX50_.jpg|45259556]. Her rhyming couplets throughout Little Goose lend a rhythm to the story that invites a sense of gentle inquisitiveness. The pace at the start meanders as goose revels in the end of the autumn days with her forest friends; then picks up pace as the realisation hits her that she should be following her instincts until long ululations of verse roll out over the final pages.
Without a doubt though, it was May Smith's gorgeous illustrations that drew me to the book. Her conveyance of the warm glows of autumn in the trees and the leaf-littered landscape invite you into this story from the cover. From double-spreads to rounded vignettes, these pencil drawings, overlayed with colour in Photoshop, find that balance between hand-crafted illustration and the soft digitisation. Each spread is a treasure.
The story of a young goose finding her calling is a frontispiece for an equally lovely story about the changing of a season and nature's way of rolling with this be they plant or animal. Little Goose's Autumn is a gorgeous book to share and treasure.
perfectpaperbacks's review
5.0
This was such a wholesome story with beautiful pictures and lyrical words that are calming
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