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Petunia, the goose, learns that possessing knowledge involves more than just carrying a book around under her wing.

Dressed in their costumes, Ollie and his siblings go out on Halloween night and have a scary but fun adventure.

Duck and Goose learn to work together to take care of a ball, which they think is an egg.

"Duck wants to go on an adventure. Goose doesn't. He doesn't see the point. After all, why would they go anywhere when they're happy right where they are? But then Goose sees the ocean and loves it. Who doesn't? Well, Duck, for one"--

Bruce is a grumpy bear who likes no one and nothing but cooked eggs, but when some eggs he was planning to boil hatch and the goslings believe he is their mother, he must try to make the best of the situation.

Their contest to decide who is the champion of champions almost has disastrous consequences for Gander and Duck.

"Are you kidding me? I am Goose!" A literal-minded goose derails a favorite childhood game--Duck, Duck, Goose--by objecting when Pig, Fox, Dodo, and other players are tapped as "Goose." Distraction, squabbling, and asking for snacks threaten to end the game completely. Bossy Rabbit restores calm, but Goose doesn't understand what the problem is until he gets a taste of his own medicine as several ducks arrive and join in, each insisting, "I am Duck!."...

Bear worries when Fox forgets to deliver Goose's message that she will be right back.

A caterpillar and a young goose become great friends, but as they grow up they undergo changes which separate them for awhile.

"Duck has a very nice gift for Goose. He putis it in a box. He paints the box red, yellow, and blue and ties it with a ribbon. The box is perfect...but maybe it's too perfect!"--Dust jacket.