Customer Reviews

Goose

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This is a wonderful story about a goose how is taken in (adopted) by a family of woodchucks who treat her as one of their own. They teach her all they know and love and adore her. The fact is though, Goose is different and has to go off to find that missing part.

This story was written for Molly Bangs daughter (who was adopted from Bangladesh) when she was having a "terrible time getting used to her first year in college." It was not originally intended to be a book, but with her daughter's encouragement, Bang published it.

I thank her for doing so, because this is a wonderful book.

Molly Bang has awesome talent, and she has used it to produce this wonderful little book. It's the story of a goose egg that is blown out of it's nest into the den of a family woodchucks. The woodchucks, of course, could care less where the goose came from. She is in their lives and they love her. Problem is that as Goose approaches maturity she feels that something is missing. So eventually she goes in search of herself.

While this story pertains to adoption, in a sense it could easily apply to anyone (any teenager or child or adult) who feels they have not found their niche or place in the world. Goose eventually returns, by the way, to the bosom of her family after she has found her own wings.

Four Stars. [B+] Good Read-aloud. Nice artwork. This book would be good for Toddlers on up, though it might take years before they truly understand the theme. "Goose" managed to remind me (an adult-like mom) that we don't all come out in one mold. That we each have our struggles to overcome.

While the age range indicated on the entry here indicates 4-7 years, the story and art had a huge impact on my two year old. On a more adult level it reminded us that no matter how much we teach them, children may have to leave home to learn the most important things about themselves.

I came across this book in a store. I was totally charmed by the depth and charm of the illustrations and moved by the tale itself. This is a wonderful book for age 6 and up.
Larry

This is a lovely book about struggle and survival and family. The pictures are beautiful and the story is very special.

We thought this was ultra cute. It's like "The Ugly Ducking," only instead of being shunned, the goose is welcomed into his new family. Even though Goose needed to go away for a bit (sometimes geese need to fly away for a bit!), there is a nice happy ending.

We loved the illustrations - some really fun pictures.

I read this one year after our first daughter was adopted from China. Thirteen years and five children later, this is hands down the best book I have read on adoption. Simple, beautiful...it really is the best way to convey an idea. It may be for 4-7 year olds, but it reminds me that my job is to love, nurture, and teach my children. I am just the bow, and they are the arrow. It's their job to "fly" and find their identity. And I will always be here, watching and cheering.

the book itself is a little hard to follow. I do like that it portrays the aspect that you can learn things new and just not what you are taught since you are born.