Lucy Loves Goosey

When Goosey tells Lucy that they can't be sisters because she's a goose and Lucy is a dog, Lucy tries to prove that she's a goose, too!

LUCY: I love you, Goosey. You are my big sister.
GOOSEY: No, I am a goose. You, Lucy, are a dog.
LUCY: Look! I have glossy goosey feathers.
GOOSEY: Those are not feathers. They are leaves.

Lucy loves her big sister, Goosey, very much! However, there’s one problem . . . Goosey doesn’t think that Lucy is her sister, because Lucy is a dog.

Lucy tries to show Goosey just how good of a goose she is. She displays her glossy goose feathers (made up of leaves), her goose honk (bark), and her nest of eggs (rocks), but Goosey isn’t convinced. Lucy may not be able to make Goosey think that she's a goose, but she is able to show her love for her big sister when she uses her loud bark to protect Goosey's eggs from danger.

Linda Joy Singleton is the author of over forty books for kids, including A Cat Is Better, the Seer series (which was honored by the Young Adult Library Services Association), and the Dead Girl trilogy. She lives in Northern California, where she enjoys life in the country with a barnyard of animals including horses, cats, dogs, and peacocks. Find out more about Linda at lindajoysingleton.com.

Rob McClurkan grew up in Tennessee, where his grandparents’ farm, Saturday morning cartoons, and the Sunday funnies fueled his imagination. He began his art career in advertising and publishing, but left all that to work in his basement and focus totally on illustration. When not working downstairs, Rob lives in the upstairs portion of his house with his wife, two kids, and their dog, Izzi, in Atlanta, Georgia. Visit Rob at seerobdraw.com.