An Unexpected Family Story With Real Warmth
Julia Donaldson brings her usual rhythmic ease to a story about care, attachment and surprising family bonds. It is playful and affectionate, with the kind of read-aloud flow that works beautifully with younger children.
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An Unexpected Family Story With Real Warmth
Julia Donaldson brings her usual rhythmic ease to a story about care, attachment and surprising family bonds. It is playful and affectionate, with the kind of read-aloud flow that works beautifully with younger children.
- Book Synopsis
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Ideal for readers who:
- Enjoy picture books full of warmth, humour and family feeling
- Are curious about a hungry bear whose breakfast egg hatches into a gosling instead
- Enjoy a spring woodland full of change, care and comic surprises
- Want a read that feels gentle, funny and perfect for reading aloud
Julia Donaldson brings her usual rhythmic ease to a story about care, attachment and surprising family bonds. It is playful and affectionate, with the kind of read-aloud flow that works beautifully with younger children.
Bear has woken up hungry and finds a lost egg outside his cave. Breakfast? No!
Out hatches Gozzle, a very sweet little gosling who is convinced that Bear must be her daddy - and that she should be able to climb, dig and eat honey just like him. Follow Bear on his journey from reluctant carer to parent in this heartwarming and joyous picture book about what home and family truly mean.
- About The Author
- Julia Donaldson has written some of the world's best-loved children's books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, which together have sold over 18 million copies worldwide and have been translated into over one hundred languages. Her other books include Room on the Broom, Stick Man and Zog, illustrated by Axel Scheffler, The Hospital Dog, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard adventures, illustrated by Lydia Monks. Julia also writes fiction, including the Princess Mirror-Belle series, illustrated by Lydia Monks, as well as poems, plays and songs - and her brilliant live shows are always in demand. She was the UK Children's Laureate 2011-13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature. Julia divides her time between West Sussex and Edinburgh.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781529076424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Macmillan Children's Books, (12 February 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 48
- Weight
- 294 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 281 x 250 x 5 mm
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