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so i am just finding out now that there are about a million other books about petunia, the silly goose!!!
i must must must have them. this was one of my first books, and remains one of my favorites.
basically, there's this goose and she figures that if she waddles around with a book under her wing, then all the other animals will assume she is smart, even though she doesn't really know what books are for, just that they are associated with wisdom. she's just using it as a smart-prop. deceitful go ...more
i must must must have them. this was one of my first books, and remains one of my favorites.
basically, there's this goose and she figures that if she waddles around with a book under her wing, then all the other animals will assume she is smart, even though she doesn't really know what books are for, just that they are associated with wisdom. she's just using it as a smart-prop. deceitful go ...more
In this, the first of the series of classic books featuring the silly goose, Petunia finds a book—and, deciding that if she owns a book she must be wise, dispenses hilariously mistaken advice to the other animals in
the farmyard.
the farmyard.
Silly Petunia the goose thinks that simply owning a book will make her wise. This book, written 51 years ago, still amuses young readers--and me! A great story about reading.
Uncomfortably accurate description of me.
Feb 04, 2021
Magda
marked it as to-read
