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Ollie is an egg that does not want to hatch until Gossie and Gertie sit on him and use reverse psychology.

Otto the toy octopus goes everywhere with Gideon, a small gosling, but while Gideon is playing with some rabbits Otto falls off the wall on which he was left and makes a new acquaintance.

Petunia, the goose, learns that possessing knowledge involves more than just carrying a book around under her wing.

BooBoo the gosling likes to eat from morning until night and thinks everything is "good food"--Well, almost everything!

''Gossie wears red boots, Gertie wears blue boots, but Ollie has no boots. Stomping bootless after Gossie and Gertie as they tromp in the straw, romp in the rain, and jump over puddles in their colorful boots leaves Ollie frustrated. Little Ollie decides he really wants his own pair of boots . . . but what will he do if he gets them? Any toddler who has had to keep up with an older brother or sister will relate to Ollie as he finds his own way in...

Duck and Goose learn to work together to take care of a ball, which they think is an egg.

Presents the adventures of a group of goslings, including Gossie's search for her favorite red boots, BooBoo's love of eating, and Gideon's refusal to take his nap.

With Hedgehog's help, Bear hatches the three eggs he has found and raises the young geese that are the result.

Jasper is a small white gosling who likes to be tidy and his friend Joop is a small gray gosling who likes to be messy.