Synopsis
"Tilly is not an ordinary goose. She takes her baths in apple juice. She wears a pancake as a hat. She tries to ride the farmer s cat."
But the barnyard animals complain that she s too silly. When she stops entertaining her friends with her antics, the farm becomes a quiet and unhappy place. David Slonim s acrylic, pencil, and ballpoint pen illustrations add to the hilarity in this story about a one-of-a-kind silly goose.
Booklist
Is Tilly too silly? This goofy goose "took her baths in apple juice. She wore a pancake for a hat. She tried to ride the farmer's cat. She kissed a fish. Imagine that! But Tilly's ridiculous behavior wears thin, prompting her barnyard friends to say, "That's enough! So Tilly stops being silly—for a while. The farm becomes Dullsville. Hetta Hen remarks, "I haven't laughed since Tilly chased the garbage men. Harvey Goat adds, "Not since Tilly sneezed and blew the fleas from Farmer's coat and set his underwear afloat.
Finally, Horse rallies the animals to apologize, and Tilly resumes her antics. The outsize, cartoonish illustrations of acrylic, pencil, and pen on linen overflow the pages and embellish the humor with details like the tiny tractors on Farmer's boxers. If kids don't already know the phrase "you silly goose, they will after laughing at this performance.