Silly Suzy Goose

Simple, boldly colored, and energetic, Petr Horacek's illustrations follow the story of a silly goose in search of a brand-new style - at least some of the time.

Silly Suzy Goose is just like all the other geese. But how she wishes she could hang upside-down like a bat or stretch up high like a giraffe! And wouldn't it be wonderful to jump, jump, JUMP like a kangaroo? Suzy Goose wanders farther and farther from her flock, visiting with animals that are very different from her. But when Suzy meets up with a cranky lion, she learns there may just be some advantages to blending in with the crowd!

Child Magazine

Sigh. Suzy Goose longs to stand out among a flock of identical white geese. She muses, "If I was a bat, I could hang upside down and flap my wings." Alas, those webbed feet just don't cut it, she realizes, while dangling precariously from a branch. She has another idea, but her faux roar prompts an annoyed lion to chase her back to the flock, where she thankfully blends into the crowd. Hor+ùcek's large, bright illustrations exude energy and humor. And lest you think this is a lesson in conformity, Suzy does get the last word: "RROARRHONK!" (Ages 2 to 4)
Child magazine's Best Children's Book Awards 2006

PETR HORACEK is a Czech illustrator and painter whose previous books include RUN MOUSE, RUN!; BIRD FLY HIGH; A NEW HOUSE FOR MOUSE; STRAWBERRIES ARE RED; and WHEN THE MOON SMILED. About SILLY SUZY GOOSE, he says, "Suzy Goose is a goose like any other, but she is not quite happy about it. This book is about what Suzy Goose learns on her way to 'being different.' " Petr Horacek trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and then worked as a graphic designer before moving to England, where he lives with his wife and two daughters.