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Come Back, Gosling

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From the creative duo behind A Shelter for Sadness and The Boy, the Troll and the Chalk comes a heartwarming picture book about friendship, flying and the joy of sharing books.

Once upon a time, there was a little girl and a gosling who loved each other very much – and loved reading books together even more. But one day, there is a book the girl will not share. Before Gosling can peek inside, she slams the book shut and says: “I don’t like this book. Let’s play something else.” When their new book mysteriously disappears, the girl and the gosling’s friendship is put to the test.

Then one night, Gosling finds the missing book and leaves. Will the girl be able to put things right before it’s too late?

This reassuring story teaches children that honesty and trust are what help friendships fly and is effortlessly brought to life by David Litchfield’s atmospheric scenes and Anne Booth’s warm and rich storytelling.

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In this book a little girl and a gosling are great friends. They enjoyed spending lots of time together and one of their favourite activities is going to the library and reading books with each other. They read lots of different books until one day the girl stops reading the books and starts hiding them. The books the girl is reading are helping the gosling to grow up and the girl is worried the gosling will leave. She doesn’t want to loose her friend. The gosling then meets some grown up geese and the girl has to try and repair the friendship as the gosling leaves.

This would be a brilliant book to encourage children to go to the library and share a book with their friend. It could also be used to discuss how people can be friends even if they are very different people with different beliefs. It would be good to support children that are having difficulties in their friendships, helping them realise they have to work to keep their friendship and the importance of saying sorry.

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