When a studious polar bear meets an inquisitive goose, they learn to be friends.

Friends Gossie and Gertie are waiting and waiting for Ollie to hatch. They try poking, listening to, even sitting on top of his egg--but Ollie is Ollie and he will decide when it's time to hatch.

Otto the toy octopus goes everywhere with Gideon, a small gosling, but while Gideon is playing with some rabbits Otto falls off the wall on which he was left and makes a new acquaintance.

When he discovers that his friends all have valentines, Ollie searches for someone to be his valentine too.

Three goslings named Gertie, Gossie, and Ollie have fun stomping around in their bright rubber boots.

Goose is more interested in skating, sledding, and making snow angels than in helping Duck decorate their big Christmas tree. On board pages.

Suzy Mule follows her friend Bruce the Goose on his way south, and when they arrive at Stu's Dude Ranch in the desert they decide to stay.

Duck and Goose learn to work together to take care of a ball, which they think is an egg.

"It's springtime, and the pond is bursting with new life. There are beaver pups, heron hatchlings, and lots and lots of ducklings. Everyone is out and about, swimming, flapping, chirping, and quacking--except for one family of geese"--

Henrietta the elephant's serene life is disrupted when a baby goose comes to stay, but after Goose finally leaves, Henrietta no longer enjoys the quiet.