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Gemma and Gus


Gossie and Friends

No. of pages 32

Published: 2016

Great for age 3-10 years

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Meet Gemma and Gus, a sister and brother team from Olivier Dunrea's world of Gossie & Friends! Gemma is the big sister. Gus is the little brother. Gus is always following Gemma around, but one day Gus sets out on his own. Now just who is following whom? In this sturdy board book, Olivier Dunrea explores a close, patient, sometimes competitive but always relatable sibling relationship, with the perfectly pitched storytelling and endearing illustration style that Gossie & Friends fans have come to cherish. AGES: 0 to 3 AUTHOR: Olivier Dunrea is the creator of beautiful and well-loved children's books. A painter and a sculptor, his work centres around farms, animals, architecture, and folklore.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Gossie And Friends .

There are 32 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company .

Olivier Dunrea is the author and illustrator of The Trow-Wife's Treasure and The Painted Who Loved Chickens. He lives in Narrowsburg, New York.

 

This book is in the following series:

Gossie and Friends

"Like the other small gems in the endearing Gossie & Friends series, this picture book offers a satisfying combination of beauty, clarity, and simplicity."

 

--Booklist Online

 

 

"A just plain ducky addition to this excellent picture-book series."

 

--Kirkus

 

 

"Dunrea's gently amusing, pleasingly repetitive stories and thoroughly beguiling illustrations continue to capture preschooler life in all its variety."

 

--Horn Book Magazine