Lucy Goosey has been playing happily in the same pond all her life. Then comes time to fly away. She is so terrified of getting lost in the huge sky that she refuses to leave with the others. Only when her mother reassures her that no matter what happens, she will always come looking for Lucy Goosey, does Lucy Goosey feel brave enough to make the flight.
Lucy Goosey has been playing happily in the same pond all her life. Then comes time to fly away. She is so terrified of getting lost in the huge sky that she refuses to leave with the others. Only when her mother reassures her that no matter what happens, she will always come looking for Lucy Goosey, does Lucy Goosey feel brave enough to make the flight.
Margaret Wild is an internationally renowned children's author whose books have been translated into several languages. Her writing deals with a wide range of themes, but most notably issues of identity, trust and death. She's won several awards, including the CBCA Picture Book of the Year Award. Originally from South Africa, she has been living in Australia since 1972. Ann James, a former art teacher, is now a highly acclaimed illustrator of children's books. The most recent books she has illustrated with Little Hare are Lucy Goosey (shortlisted for the 2007 Early Childhood Picture Book of the Year, CBCA) and the Audrey series. Based in Melbourne, Ann James also runs Books Illustrated.
"Many books take on the theme of separation from a parent . . . This is an admirable addition." --School Library Journal
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