Goose Goofs Off

In this edition of the Sweet Pickles series, we see a day in the life of Goof-Off Goose, who is bound and determined to take it easy today. She tells herself and everyone else that she will do a variety of productive tasks tomorrow, including fixing her broken television, mopping up some melted ice cream from the floor, and helping Elephant with his laundry. In the end, she follows a delicious smell to a party, which she wasn't invited to because she was taking it easy today. She concludes that she can attend the party, and take it easy tomorrow instead. These books are fun, with vivid bright colors that make each page seem shiny and new. I think children might feel a little sorry for Goose, who seems unable to do anything, and whose house is basically a pigsty. But mostly they will like to see the different animals who exhibit different traits interacting with each other. There's a cautionary lesson about procrastination in the book, and we can all see the consequences of letting the Goof-Off Goose inside run the show. The Sweet Pickles series as a whole was a big hit in my childhood home, and children will be eager to get more books in the collection. One of the best things about the series are the inside covers; the inside front cover has a picture of all 26 animals and their names, with each animal saying or doing something that displays their behavior. The inside back cover has a diagram of the Sweet Pickles town that lists which buildings are occupied by which characters. It's a touch that really makes the community come to life, and children will see a strong connection between the books.

I grew up on this series of books. I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THEM! I learned how to read with them! I am extremely upset that my mother didn't save them. I want to recollect the whole series so I can share them with my children. Sweet Pickles, along with the Berenstein Bears, Fraggle Rock, and the Encyclopedia children's show (all from the 80s) are all things I plan on finding to share with my children and their children and so on.

The book " Goose Goofs Off " is not the best book I've read, but it was still a good book. This book could be taken in a couple of different ways itself. This book was about a Goose who puts everything off and doesn't do anything. For example she spilled ice cream all over her kitchen floor. Instead of cleaning it she says " I'll do it tomorrow ." Like I was saying, you can look at this in two ways. You could read this and it could tell you that it is ok to be lazy and to not do anything around the house and stuff. Or you could look at it as this book teaches you that if you don't do anything and put it all off, that you will never get anything accomplished. Putting things off, till the last minute isn't the way to do things. It is best do things right away to get them out of the way instead of worrying about everything all at once later.

This was my favorite book when I was a ki