Olivier Dunrea

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  • Bibliography:
    44 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    September 1984
  • Latest Book:
    June 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Gossie & Friends

Gossie (Sep-2002)
Gossie and Gertie (Sep-2002)
Ollie (Sep-2003)
Ollie the Stomper (Sep-2003)
BooBoo (Sep-2004)
Peedie (Sep-2004)
Gossie & Friends (Apr-2006)
Gossie's Busy Day (Sep-2007)
Merry Christmas, Ollie! (Oct-2008)
Ollie's Easter Eggs (Feb-2010)
Ollie's Halloween (Sep-2010)
Gideon (Feb-2012)
Gideon and Otto (Feb-2012)
Gossie & Friends Sticker Fun (Mar-2012)
Jasper & Joop (Mar-2013)
Gemma & Gus (Mar-2015)
Gus (Mar-2015)
Ollie's Valentine (Jan-2016)
Gossie & Friends Say Good Night (Mar-2017)

Book List in Order: 44 titles

  • Ravena

  • Mogwogs on the March

  • Eppie M. Says...

  • Fergus and Bridey

  • The Broody Hen

  • Deep down Underground

  • Noggin and Boggin in the Garden

  • The Painter Who Loved Chickens

    Bright and witty paintings of different breeds of chickens highlight the heartwarming tale of an artist, who only wants to paint chickens, and his ultimate success in earning a living doing what he loves best....

  • Little Celebrations, Noggin and Bobbin by the Sea, Single Copy, Fluency, Stage 3a



  • The Trow-Wife's Treasure

  • Appearing Tonight! Mary Heather Elizabeth Livingstone

  • Bear Noel

    A story for lovers of animals, art, and holiday harmonyAs Christmas approaches, the animals of the north woods tremble with excitement. Bear Noel is coming! He strides toward them with his gift-laden sack, while they roll and romp in the snow,...

  • Pupper

  • Gossie

    Gossie & Friends

    Meet Gossie, one of the small goslings with big personalities from Olivier Dunrea's Gossie & Friends series! She's a small yellow gosling who loves to wear bright red boots -- every day. But one morning Gossie can’t find them! She looks everywhere:...

  • Gossie and Gertie

    Gossie & Friends

    Gossie and Gertie are friends. Best friends. They splash in the rain, play hide-and-seek, and dive in the pond together. Everywhere Gossie goes, Gertie does too. Or does she? ...

  • Ollie

    Gossie & Friends

    Friends Gossie and Gertie are waiting and waiting for Ollie to hatch. They try poking, listening, even sitting on top of his egg -- but Ollie just won’t come out.Ollie is Ollie and he will decide when it’s time to hatch. Fans of Gossie and Gossie...

  • Ollie the Stomper

    Gossie & Friends

    Ollie longs to stomp in his very own pair of boots just like Gossie and Gertie do! A My First I Can Read about the joys and frustrations of sharing, from the world of Olivier Dunrea's beloved Gossie & Friends.Gossie wears red boots, Gertie wears ...

  • BooBoo

    Gossie & Friends

    Meet BooBoo, a curious blue gosling who likes to eat good food. BooBoo eats, and eats, and eats. Is there anything she won't try?...

  • Peedie

    Gossie & Friends

    Meet Peedie, one of the small goslings with big personalities from Olivier Dunrea's Gossie & Friends series! Peedie is a small yellow gosling who sometimes forgets things. But he never forgets to wear his lucky red baseball cap. He wears it everywher...



  • Hanne's Quest

    Hanne is the smallest, the quietest, and the youngest hen in Mem Pockets’ henhouse, but when the hens learn that Mem might lose her farm, it is little Hanne who volunteers to go on a quest to save them all. If she can find all nine magical grains a...

  • Gossie & Friends

    Gossie & Friends

    Gossie wears red boots. Gertie wears blue boots. BooBoo likes to eat, and Peedie loves to wear his red baseball cap (when he remembers!). In this oversize board book, little hands can lift big flaps and join the goslings as they have a fun day learni...

  • Gossie's Busy Day

    Gossie & Friends

    Gossie has a busy day ahead of her! Lift the flaps to learn about animal sounds and counting. Follow Gossie and her friends as they play dress-up and go on a gameboard adventure. Preschoolers will love to explore the flaps and tabs in this adorable, ...

  • Merry Christmas, Ollie!

    Gossie & Friends

    Full of adorable humor, snowy illustrations, and irresistible charm, this holiday story of Gossie and friends is now a Level 1 Green Light Reader. Those just learning to read independently will identify with Ollie's impatience in waiting for Christma...

  • It's Snowing!

    Baby is fast asleep when Mama spies the first flakes of his first snowfall. “It’s snowing!” she sings. “Baby, it’s snowing!” Mama bundles Baby in thick, warm furs and scrunches into her coat. Out into the snow they go, to see it, smell it...

  • Ollie's Easter Eggs

    Gossie & Friends

    Gossie, Gertie, BooBoo, and Peedie are all dyeing Easter eggs. Ollie wants Easter eggs too and he has a plan on how he'll get them! Humor and vibrant ink-and-watercolor illustrations fill Olivier Dunrea's holiday follow-up to Merry Christmas, Ollie. ...

  • Ollie's Halloween

    Gossie & Friends

    This Halloween, Gossie is a wizard and Gertie is a chicken. Peedie is a dragon and BooBoo is a bunny. Ollie is a mummy who thinks sharing is more fun than scaring. Join the goslings as they hoot, howl, and haunt the night away. Goslings are on the pr...

  • A Christmas Tree for Pyn

    Christmas is coming. In the craggy rocks on the snowy mountainside, tiny Pyn has her heart set on decorating her very first Christmas tree. But, "No Christmas tree," Papa says. Still, Pyn won't take no for an answer. She knows that a Christmas tree i...

  • Gideon

    Gossie & Friends

    Meet Gideon, the newest addition to Olivier Dunrea’s gaggle of adorable goslings! Gideon likes to splash with the ducklings, hop with the frogs, play chase-the-piglets, and scamper all over the farmyard. But one thing busy Gideon does not want to d...

  • Gideon and Otto

    Gossie & Friends

    Otto is an octopus, and he’s Gideon’s favorite friend! Gideon has a favorite friend, his toy octopus. He brings Otto with him everywhere. But one day Otto doesn’t stay right where Gideon put him.... In this second book about Gideon, we l...



  • Gossie & Friends Sticker Fun

    Gossie & Friends

    The perfect book to while away a rainy day on the farm . . . or time in the car, at the airport, or whenever kids need a little fun and discovery! This fun-filled sticker and activity book includes: - mazes - drawing prompts - matching - seek-and...

  • Old Bear and His Cub

    Old Bear loves Little Cub with all his heart. He makes sure that Little Cub eats all his porridge, takes a nap during their snowy walk, and wraps his red scarf tightly around his ears. Little Cub doesn't want to be told what to do, but he always list...

  • Little Cub

    A darling companion to Old Bear and His Cub from the New York Times bestselling creator of the Gossie books What's an Old Bear to do when he finds a Little Cub all alone and afraid of the dark? Adopt him, of course! And help him try to get over hi...

  • Jasper & Joop

    Gossie & Friends

    Jasper likes to be neat. Each morning he tidies his nest and puts on his cap and bow tie. Joop likes to be messy! Each morning he rumples his nest and musses his feathers. Despite their differences, Jasper and Joop are two very good friends--birds of...

  • Gemma & Gus

    Gossie & Friends

    Meet Gemma and Gus, the newest characters in Olivier Dunrea’s irresistable Gossie & Friends series! Gemma is the big sister. Gus is the little brother. Gus is always following Gemma around, but one day Gus sets out on his own. Just who is following...

  • Gus

    Gossie & Friends

    Gus loves to be by himself. He explores the whole barnyard, taking in the world around him all on his own. Until he finds three small eggs. His perfect companions might be inside! How long will they take to hatch? The latest character to join Oli...

  • Ollie's Valentine

    Gossie & Friends

    A new board book in Olivier Dunrea's Gossie & Friends series Ollie is looking. Looking for a valentine. Gossie, Gertie, Peedie, and BooBoo all have valentines, but Ollie wonders who will be his. His search leads him to a special valentine of his very...

  • Me and Annie McPhee

    A cumulative counting book and rollicking read-aloud, full of fun for readers who love This Is the House that Jack Built and There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly In the middle of the sea, as far as the eye could see, there was nothing to se...

  • Gossie & Friends Say Good Night

    Gossie & Friends

    Night is falling on Old Farm and Gossie, Gertie, Peedie, and BooBoo are getting ready for bed. Everyone is sleepy -- except Ollie, of course! Follow this spirited gosling as he says goodnight to all his dozing friends in this bedtime story from the w...

  • Gossie & Friends Go Swimming Bath Book with Toy

    Read and play at bath time or any time with this soft, waterproof book and bonus Gossie squirt toy. Gossie & Friends are the perfect bath-time companions in this waterproof book with bonus Gossie squirt toy. Kids can take this soft book right into...



  • Ruby & Rufus

    In this preschool tale from the world of Gossie & Friends, water-loving goslings Ruby and Rufus play on the pond come rain, sleet, snow, or shine! Ruby and Rufus play at the pond every day. They swim in the rain. They swim when it's windy. Nothing...

  • Ollie's Hug

    When Ollie is in a grumpy mood and nothing feels right, a hug from a friend does the trick! The perfect book for little kids with big feelings. ...

  • Pearl

    Pearl—a little gosling who loves to sing—joins the quaint world of Olivier Dunrea's Gossie & Friends in this preschool-friendly picture book about finding your voice.Pearl sings sleeping songs, slurping songs, quietly, and loudly, all...

  • Pearl's Lost Pearls

    Pearl wears her pearl necklace everywhere, every day—until it goes missing! A book for anyone who's ever felt the loss of something precious and had the good fortune to find it again.Pearl loves her pearl necklace. Maybe even as much as she lov...

  • The Tale of Hilda Louise

    • / General Fiction
    • Buy Buy

    Hilda Louise, who lives in an orphanage, has many friends but longs for a family, until one day her longing sweeps her away, floating up and over the orphanage walls, high above Paris as she pursues what all humans need most....

Award-Winning Books by Olivier Dunrea

Gossie
2003 Bookseller's Choice -- Babies and Toddlers


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Olivier Dunrea has published 44 books.

Olivier Dunrea does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Pearl's Lost Pearls, was published in June 2024.

The first book by Olivier Dunrea, Ravena, was published in September 1984.

Yes. Olivier Dunrea has 1 series.
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