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PreS-Gr 2—This delightful transitional reader, dedicated to Arnold Lobel, celebrates the joy of new friendship. In the first chapter, Pig fixes herself a picnic on a beautiful day. The small white dot she spies turns out to be Goose, who lands right beside her. When Pig admires her new acquaintance's flying skills, Goose offers to teach her. But try as Pig might—and she is quite determined—she cannot leave the ground. "Pig put her head back and laughed loudly. Goose held his belly and laughed, too. They rolled in the road and snorted and honked. They laughed until they cried." In the seco...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Pig decides to embrace the first day of spring with a picnic by the pond. As she skips in that direction, a white dot in the sky catches her attention. "The dot got bigger and bigger. The dot came to land right by Pig! The dot was not a dot at all. It was a goose!" Thus begins a special friendship reminiscent of many classic pairs in the beginning reader canon. In three short chapters spanning less than twenty-four hours, readers join these two ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More