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]

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)
ISBN9780733604591
OCLC38377166

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]

References

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  1. ^ "someone wouldn't say boo to a goose - phrase". macmillanthesaurus.com. Macmillan Education Limited. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Boo to a Goose". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Boo to a Goose". Booklist. American Library Association. 1 February 1998. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Boo to a Goose". School Library Journal. Media Source Inc. 1998. Retrieved 29 September 2021. Bold-colored backgrounds smartly display Miller's highly textured paper assemblages, which look as though they could be plucked off the page.
  5. ^ "Boo to a Goose". Horn Book Guides. Media Source Inc. 1998. Retrieved 29 September 2021. Although some of the rhymes are less successful and the ending a bit flat, the silly situations will amuse readers, and Miller's elegant, three-dimensional cut-paper assemblages make up for the lame punch line. The repetitive pattern may inspire children to add their own verses.
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