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.

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

Jasper is a small white gosling who likes to be tidy and his friend Joop is a small gray gosling who likes to be messy.

Gideon is a small gosling who likes to play so much that he will not stop to take a nap.

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

On Christmas Eve, Ollie and the other goslings anxiously await the arrival of Father Christmas Goose.

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.

Duck and Goose face a challenge to their friendship when an enthusiastic young duck moves into their neighborhood who wants to play--and win--all sorts of games.

"Duck wants to go on an adventure. Goose doesn't. He doesn't see the point. After all, why would they go anywhere when they're happy right where they are? But then Goose sees the ocean and loves it. Who doesn't? Well, Duck, for one"-- Provided by publisher.

Bruce is a grumpy bear who likes no one and nothing but cooked eggs, but when some eggs he was planning to boil hatch and the goslings believe he is their mother, he must try to make the best of the situation.