Book Review: The Wandering Goose by Heather Earnhardt

Updated: Jan 13, 2021

A sweet, short story about the friendship of a Bug and a Goose, with beautiful illustrations! I stumbled upon this small book on a sales day at a bookstore. I flipped through the first couple of pages... and I was instantly in love. I read it there on the spot, and so many times more afterwards.

The Wandering Goose tells the story of Bug and Goose who meet in a garden. They play together and talk all day long, about everything and everything. An incidental meeting flourishes their relationship into a friendship, and then something a bit more. Alas, when the spring was over, Goose had to fly away, and Bug is left to her own devices to deal with her loss of Goose...

As short, and seemingly innocent, as this story might be, one can only relate to this theme Bug and Goose present to us. The beauty of a friendship, love... and the imminent loss of a loved one and how one copes with it.

The Wandering Goose: It's a book that brings a smile to my face and I would recommend reading it!

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Book Analysis

Book cover: Very cute and classic (5 stars)

Writing style: Easy and simple. Gets the message through to readers of all ages (5 stars)

Story structure & content: A very easy book to follow. It's simple, yet complex in its meaning... I can't add anything more to it. A very quick read to brighten up your mood for the day (5 stars)

Plot: Bug and Goose meet on a bright beautiful day. they are friends... possible lovers... they grow so attached to one another... it's a beautiful story of 2 an unlikely match brought closer together by the forces of nature... and it's for those same reasons, they were torn apart... (5 stars)

Ending: Bug finally lifts up her head towards the sky, where the sun shines bright. She's able to move her wings and flies around her garden again. She moves on. (5 stars)

Final Rating: 5 stars /5

This is a feel-good book! It's nice to have something on your shelf or in your bag you can just pull out and just... instantly feel better after reading it :)