Gideon and Otto (Gossie & Friends)

I thought I had chosen "board book" but guess not. This only comes in hardcover, as far as I know. My toddler hasn't warmed up to the story yet, but we have all the Gossie and friends titles in our house, so I'm sure it'll only be a matter of time. The story is easy for toddlers/preschoolers to relate to; a beloved toy (a lovey, I guess) is missing when Gideon leaves Otto somewhere when he goes off to play. Having had to find my toddler's lovey in a grocery store a few times, I can appreciate this story myself, even if she's not able to yet.UPDATE, July, 2013: My now 2 years and 4 months old toddler has warmed up to this story and loves it! We went to the bookstore on a whim, and ....there was the board book version! I haven't checked if Amazon has it, but it's now a part of our Gossie & Friends library -- we have the whole set, and they're read over and over (and good for potty time too, since they're small and engaging).

My grandson loves this series. For an active 1 1/2 year old who is busy every waking hour, this little guy will actually sit still to look at the books forward and backward again multiple times. He can separate the pages easily, and studies each one.

We adore the Olivier Dunrea Gossie series! It's perfect for babies all the way up to early readers. The text is simple but has a good story line. The pictures are cute and well done. And the best part is that I don't mind reading them over and over and over again! Highly recommend this series! Gideon is a small ruddy gosling and Otto is his best friend, a stuffed octopus (I think). Gideon goes on an adventure and then has to go look for Otto when Otto gets knocked off his rock and hidden when Gideon is playing.

We named our newborn son Otto and someone recommended this book to us. Turned out to be perfect for our older kids and teaching responsibility! Very cute story.

We love this book so much! Our 2 year old son has recently started to panic if he can't find his lovey puppy (even when right next to him, lol). This book has helped him a lot because he's able to help Gideon find Otto. He relates to it very well. Such a cute and simply worded book.

This is one of my favorite Gertie and Gossie books. The illustrations are beautiful and Otto comes alive through their adventures.

We have a LOT of the Olivier Dunrea gosling books and this is our newest addition for our newest addition to the family. I bought this as an Easter gift for our one year old and it's very cute, just like all of the other Dunrea gosling books. It's a sweet story about a rudy little gosling and his stuffed octopus named Otto. Not only are the illustrations charming but my grandpa's name is Otto so it makes the story even more special to me when I read it to his great granddaughter.

The Gossie & Friends series are my grandsons go to books for our reading time since he was 2, he is now 4.He picks out which of the friends he wants to start reading and we read them all. Happy to have a new friend and Otto Octopus is a quiet charmer. This series is child friendly, calming and reassuring, and well illustrated.I would reccommend to all. These books are keepers!

We purchased this book for our daughter who has really enjoyed the whole series.The story is just perfect for small children and the drawings are beautifully done.

We LOVE the Gossie series and reading aloud - even though our son is now too old for these books. He still loves the illustrations and the detail and the storyline. These books are always being kept back from being given away to charity shops each time we sort out for books that he has grown out of.

My grandson is called Gideon so he adores these books.A great success !!!