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Rupert is rewarded with a golden goose after he does a good deed. Then he takes the bird into town to share his rare discovery. When the innkeeperÂ’s daughter tries to steal a feather, she gets stuck, as do all the townsfolk the school bus driver, the barber, and more who try to free her. Rupert makes his way through town until his strange parade makes Leroy KingÂ’s daughter laugh at last and everyone lives happily ever after. Governor GeneralÂ’s Award-winner Barbara ReidÂ’s Plasticine genius brings a humorous twist and a modern setting to the classic GrimmÂ’s fairy tale!

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #61829 in Books
• Published on: 2002-09-01
• Binding: Paperback
• 32 pages

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Celebrated children's book artist Barbara Reid gives a famous fairy tale an environmental twist in her hilarious picture book The Golden Goose. Set in a northern Canadian town, this exuberant retelling of the Brothers Grimm story about a simpleton and his sticky bird mixes up traditional and contemporary elements in a way that is sure to bring out the grins in 4- to 7-year-olds. In Reid's hands, the king of the original fairy tale becomes a cheesy car salesman "by the name of Leroy King" who can't understand why his nature-loving daughter is so unhappy. (After all, he just gave her her own personal parking lot, complete with turreted garage.) Instead of the Grimms' simpleton, Reid offers Rupert, the sensitive youngest brother in a family of coarse woodcutters. Like the car lot king's misunderstood "Princess," Rupert would much rather converse with birds and frogs than chop down their habitat.

The chain of events (or rather people) that brings these two soulmates together is made even funnier by Reid's wry attention to detail in her remarkable Plasticine illustrations for The Golden Goose. Among the motley crew of gold-seekers she depicts hanging off Rupert's magic goose are two "innkeeper's daughters" in frilly retro waitress uniforms, an eccentric old lady who collects lawn art, and a breakfasting bus driver with a napkin tucked into his blue collar. There's always something new to find in these richly textured pictures--like Rupert pulling up a paving stone to water the earth with his rubber boot or the pair of green frogs that follow him into town. The Golden Goose is another gem in the crown for the creator of such acclaimed picture books as The Party and Two by Two. --Lisa Alward

St Catharines Standard/Guelph Mercury
"An irresistible retelling... Reid’s trademark Plasticine art seems to have reached a new pitch of vivacity and fun." (Toronto Star) "Colour, texture, and careful attention to the most minute detail make [the illustrations] a joy to behold. Highly recommended." (Canadian Book Review Annual) "The Golden Goose is Reid’s best yet. Outstanding!"

Review
"An irresistible retelling... ReidÂ’s trademark Plasticine art seems to have reached a new pitch of vivacity and fun." (Toronto Star) "Colour, texture, and careful attention to the most minute detail make [the illustrations] a joy to behold. Highly recommended." (Canadian Book Review Annual) "The Golden Goose is ReidÂ’s best yet. Outstanding!" (St. Catharines Standard/Guelph Mercury)