Zelda the varigoose

Review

In this gem of a picture book simple illustrations of Zelda the goose, from Remembering Crystal, are overlaid with transparent pages that transform her into animals like a goosnail, goosephant, and googiraffe. Zelda extols the virtues of the animal guises she puts on, but in the end Zelda admits she is happiest being herself, a goose. Clever illustrations, the interactive nature of the clear pages, and the concise lyrical prose will captivate the reader and ilicit hearty laughs.