Ollie (Reader) (Gossie & Friends) Read Free Books and Download eBooks
Friends Gossie and Gertie are waiting and waiting for Ollie to hatch. They try poking, listening to, even sitting on top of his egg—but Ollie is Ollie and he will decide when it's time to hatch. Any child that has had to wait for a new brother or sister will find Ollie irresistible!
Lexile Measure: 30L (What's this?)
Series: Gossie & Friends
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers (March 4, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0544146719
ISBN-13: 978-0544146716
Product Dimensions: 0.1 x 6 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
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My family adores Oliver Dunrea's books -- both Gossie and Gossie and Gertie. Sweet and simple drawings with spare but melodic text -- real treasures among our children's book collection.The book Ollie makes a good companion to the others. But -- I feel churlish pointing this out -- Ollie is just an egg until the last page. The egg has as much personality as any egg you'll find, but some children might get impatient for more character and action. I would suggest that it works best with the other books where the animals are more "out and about" so to speak. It makes a charming addition to Gossie and Gertie and Ollie the Stomper, but in our house this is the one my kids ask for the least.
Super cute book and series. I give the series 5 stars. This book I gave 4 stars because it is a bit lacking in the engagement area as compared to the other books in the series. This minimalist style book is even more minimal because the main character is a white egg for most of the book. The other books have more color and things for little one to look at. I still like it a lot though. definitely buy it as part of the series. :D
My son is almost 2, he loves this book, he brings it to me to read to him quite often.All I have to do is to say "I won't come out" like Ollie does... and his mood picks right up. Many times tht prompts him to run and find the book to bring it to me to read to him once again...A cute simple story about a stubborn little gosling and his two sisters trying to coax him out of his egg.
This is a cute book, but I find that my son does not like it as much as other, more visually interesting books that have many small details for him to examine and name while we read. The simplistic text and illustrations just aren't that interesting.
We own the entire series & on one in my family seems to like them. The stories are not very interesting and the pictures are even less interesting. Why did I buy the entire series, I'm not sure!!! Other moms were raving about them, but I don't recommend.
When will Ollie hatch? No matter what Gossie and Gertie do, Ollie will not come out of his egg. So in the end they tell him "Don't come out!" Anyone found out how that works with children as well? Yep! You've guessed it! It's not very long before Ollie cracks that egg and comes out!Amazing illustrations - in some ways very simple, not filling the whole page but also detailed. Just love them.First introduced to the critters from Olivier Dundrea's books by our library but our toddler loved them so much we had to go purchase some for our own library. As they are board books they are hard wearing.Highly recommended :)
My 2.5 year old daughter LOVES the Gossie and Friends books. She always asks for them by name, and has them memorized very quickly. The illustrations are simple but great, and the story lines are relatable for little kids. Ollie is one of her favorites, and she laughs every time he won't come out of his egg. Great storyline.
Once again I cannot say enough about the Gossie & Friends books! Ollie is another must have book for any little one who enjoys being read to or is begining to read. I highly recommend any of these books in the series!
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