by Mary Hanson
“Blue goose, true goose,
skimming-through-the-sky goose,
find me, fly me—
Save me from the stew, goose!”
And before you could say “Justine’s your aunt,” Blue Sue flapped up to the window and honked.
Bob hopped on Sue’s back, and together they flew to another library in another kingdom—where Bob read to his heart’s content and they both lived happily ever after.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
MARY HANSON is the author of several books for children, including The Difference Between Babies & Cookies and The Old Man and the Flea. A retired children’s librarian, Mary enjoys reading (sometimes to her cats), coaching high school mock trials (always with her husband), and looking forward to visits from her two children, who grew up against her wishes and went away to college. Her favorite cookies are chocolate-layered toffee crackers.
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
JOHN HENDRIX’s illustrations have appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times, and Rolling Stone, among others. He is the illustrator of one book for children, also involving rats: The Giant Rat of Sumatra: or Pirates Galore, by Sid Fleischman. John currently lives in Saint Louis with his wife, Andrea, and their son, Jack, and teaches illustration at Washington University. He loves shortbread cookies with icing and sprinkles.