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.

Gideon is a small gosling who likes to play so much that he will not stop to take a nap.

Otto the toy octopus goes everywhere with Gideon, a small gosling, but while Gideon is playing with some rabbits Otto falls off the wall on which he was left and makes a new acquaintance.

Grady the goose is left behind when her family leaves to fly to a warmer climate, but a helpful farmer finds her and reunites her with her parents and siblings.

When Goose, upon the advice of her friends, changes the main character in her story, the publisher stipulates that the character should be the original absent-minded bear.

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.

Suzy sets off to the woods in search of peace and quiet--cluelessly evading a trail of hungry critters in her wake.

Petunia, the goose, learns that possessing knowledge doesn't mean carrying a book around constantly.

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

"Goose follows Sophie to school."-- Provided by publisher.