Boo to a Goose

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Boo to a Goose
AuthorMem Fox
IllustratorDavid Miller
Cover artistD. Miller
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's picture book, fiction
Published1996 (Hodder Children's Books)
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages32 (unpaginated)
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OCLC38377166

Boo to a Goose is a 1996 children's picture book by Australian author Mem Fox, and illustrated by David Miller. In this book, published by Hodder and Stoughton Children's Books, a boy states twelve nonsensical things he would rather do than say "boo to a goose".[note 1]

Publication history

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Reception

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Kirkus Reviews called it "in words and art, a delightful mix of nonsense and verve",[2] and Booklist found it ".. a series of silly rhyming fantasies gorgeously illustrated with dramatic cut-paper collages".[3]

Boo to a Goose has also been reviewed by the following publications: School Library Journal,[4] and The Horn Book Magazine.[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ Someone who wouldn't say boo to a goose is timid and shy.[1]

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