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Gozzle
- Narrator
- Jim Carter, Bessie Carter
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 26 February 2026
- Run Time
- 12 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Picture storybooks, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members, Early years: time and seasons, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Birds, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Bears, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
What to expect
This audiobook is beautifully read by father and daughter Jim Carter and Bessie Carter.
Written by the brilliant Julia Donaldson, Gozzle is a funny and heartwarming story about family and growing up.
It's springtime. Bear has woken up hungry and finds a lost egg outside his cave. Breakfast? No! Out hatches Gozzle, a very sweet little gosling who is convinced that Bear must be her daddy – and that she should be able to climb, dig and eat honey just like him.
Follow Bear on his journey from reluctant carer to parent in this heartwarming and joyous audiobook about what home and family truly mean.
A laugh-out loud story from the creators of the bestselling books, The Detective Dog, winner of the Books Are My Bag Readers' Award, and The Hospital Dog, winner of the Indie Book Awards.
Critics Review
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Ogilvie’s scratchy, textured illustrations bring to life Donaldson’s playful prose, ensuring the book’s characters truly bounce off each other. At once a warm and witty exploration of family and home
The Observer
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A comically adorable picture book about family, growth and change.
The Guardian
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a heart-warming story of differences overcome . . . the story’s quiet celebration of compassion and humour, and the lesson that our differences, however apparent at first glance, are seldom as insurmountable as we think
The Telegraph
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this warm and witty story, beautifully illustrated, is a welcome exploration of fatherhood
Daily Mail
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A funny and heartwarming tale about mistaken identity, family and growing up from one of the best teams in picture books is set to steal the hearts of readers young and not-so-young.
Lancashire Post
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Details
- Author
- Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie
- Narrator
- Jim Carter, Bessie Carter
- Duration
- 12 minutes
- Release Date
- 26 February 2026
- ISBN
- 9781035092888
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Picture storybooks, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members, Early years: time and seasons, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Birds, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Bears, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Synopsis
This audiobook is beautifully read by father and daughter Jim Carter and Bessie Carter.Written by the brilliant Julia Donaldson, Gozzle is a funny and heartwarming story about family and growing up. It's springtime. Bear has woken up hungry and finds a lost egg outside his cave. Breakfast? No! Out hatches Gozzle, a very sweet little gosling who is convinced that Bear must be her daddy – and that she should be able to climb, dig and eat honey just like him.Follow Bear on his journey from reluctant carer to parent in this heartwarming and joyous audiobook about what home and family truly mean.A laugh-out loud story from the creators of the bestselling books, The Detective Dog, winner of the Books Are My Bag Readers' Award, and The Hospital Dog, winner of the Indie Book Awards.
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