Petunia by Roger Duvoisin
My rating: 5/5 cats
so i am just finding out now that there are about a million other books about petunia, the silly goose!!
i must must must have them. this was one of my first books, and remains one of my favorites.
basically, there’s this goose and she figures that if she waddles around with a book under her wing, then all the other animals will assume she is smart, even though she doesn’t really know what books are for, just that they are associated with wisdom. she’s just using it as a smart-prop. deceitful goose!
and the other barnyard animals fall for it, the dummies!! they ask her advice and her opinions and every single time she gives her answers, someone gets hurt, either physically or emotionally, because she really has no idea what she’s doing; the goose is just winging it.
but the unread book gives her confidence; she doesn’t even realize the horror she leaves behind in her wake, and she becomes more and more proud. her errors in judgment escalate until KABOOM!! i’ve made a huge mistake!! dogs with singed noses! terrified horses!
this is a terrifically scarring and violent book, one which made me everything i am today.
so come on, geese! read your books! and watch out for “candy!!” because i can always tell which of you people are just walking around with your books, and i am taking notes…
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