Gossie&Gertie

Olivier Dunrea

Gossie&Gertie

Olivier Dunrea

Houghton Mifflin Company Boston

Copyright © 2002 by Olivier Dunrea

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The text of this book is set in 20-point Shannon.
The illustrations are ink and watercolor on paper.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Dunrea, Olivier.
Gossie and Gertie / written and illustrated by Olivier Dunrea.
p. cm.
Summary: Gossie and Gertie are best friends and everywhere Gossie goes, Gertie
goes too—except when she doesn't, and sometimes that's even better.
ISBN 0-618-17676-4
[1. Geese—Fiction. 2. Best friends—Fiction. 3. Friendship—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.D922 Gr 2002 [E]-dc21 2002000213

Manufactured in China
SCP 10 9 8

For Pupper

This is Gossie.

This is Gertie.

Gossie wears bright red boots.
Gertie wears bright blue boots.

They are friends.
Best friends.

They splash in the rain.

They play hide-and-seek in the daisies.

They dive in the pond.

They watch in the night.

They play in the haystacks.

Gossie and Gertie are best friends.

Everywhere Gossie goes,

Gertie goes too.

"Follow me!" cried Gossie.
Gossie marched to the barn.

Gertie followed.

"Follow me!" cried Gossie.
Gossie sneaked to the sheep.

Gertie followed.

"Follow me!" cried Gossie.

Gossie jumped into a mud puddle.
Gertie did not follow.

"Follow me!" shouted Gossie.

Gertie followed a hopping frog.

"Follow me!" shouted Gossie.

But Gertie followed a butterfly.

"Follow me!" shouted Gossie.

Gertie followed a shiny blue beetle.

"Follow me!" shouted Gossie as she followed Gertie.

Gertie followed a trail of grain.

"Follow me!" said Gertie.
"It's dinnertime!"

Gossie followed.

Gossie and Gertie are friends. Best friends.