Gadzooks the Christmas Goose

Gadzooks the Christmas Goose - by Jennifer McGrath Kent, Illustrations by Ivan Murphy

Corina lives with her grandparents in Shepody Bay. One day close to Christmas, a big storm blows in an injured Canada goose. Corina immediately warms to the bird and wants to nurse it back to health, but her grumpy grandfather wants to cook the goose for Christmas dinner. The bird gets up to all kinds of mischief - spooking the cows while Granddad is milking them, sabotaging Christmas decorations, and eating all of Grandma’s pies. Can Corina keep the cheeky bird safe from her curmudgeonly grandfather?

Award-winning author Jennifer McGrath Kent’s story and Ivan Murphy’s humorous and energetic illustrations combine to make this a charming Christmas tale.

About the Author

JENNIFER MCGRATH is a professional writer and award­winning children's author from Moncton, New Brunswick. Her two Middle Grade adventure books, Chocolate River Rescue and White Cave Escape, are popular with teachers and students alike. Jennifer is known for her enthusiastic storytelling style, her fascination with fairytales, and her fondness for sparkly things. She loves animals (especially dogs and ponies), the outdoors, and curling up in front of the fire with a good book.

About the Illustrator

IVAN MURPHY is an artist whose work has appeard in adult and children's fiction and non-fiction books, as well as in the publications for Symphony Nova Scotia, Canada Post, and the Atlantic Film Festival.  His first foray into book illustration began in controversy, when several math and physics books were enriched with his addition of early ink drawings of horses and cars.  Recent work has expanded to include watercolour, acrylic, and oil in various original and print formats.  He lives in Halifax.

Author: Jennifer McGrath Kent
Publisher:  Nimbus Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2010
ISBN: 9781774712566
Hardcover:  32 pages
Dimensions:  8" x 10"