ALA Booklist

The latest Gossie and Friends book opens with goslings Gossie, Gertie, BooBoo, and Peedie working hard at gathering and dyeing eggs, while Ollie spends his time playing. When he sees their colored eggs, Ollie is overwhelmed with desire. He swipes their eggs and hides them. The four hardworking goslings begin an earnest Easter egg hunt that ends with Ollie displaying "his" decorated eggs. The story concludes there, leaving children to wonder what happens after Ollie's revelation. But meanwhile, there's plenty to enjoy in the book's pleasing design, its nicely cadenced text, and its simple but beguiling ink-and-watercolor illustrations.

Horn Book

Dunrea's lovable goslings celebrate Easter by dyeing and hiding eggs. That is, except for little Ollie, who steals all the eggs, whispering "my egg" each time he unearths one. In the end, it turns out his intentions are good. The illustrations as charming as ever, and Gossie fans will enjoy seeing all the birds together in one book.

Kirkus Reviews

Gossie, Gertie, BooBoo and Peedie are all busy preparing for Easter, gathering, dying and hiding their eggs. Ollie, on the other hand, is ... hopping, and the little brown gosling sports a pink bonnet with bunny ears. Dunrea's characteristically minimal, clean composition features wee vignettes on generous white space, depicting his quirky characters engaged in their seasonal pursuits, with the occasional bug, snail or turtle kibitzing. As with all of his books, the overall effect is just this side of too-cute-for-words, landing it in exactly the right range of adorable. Although toddlers and young preschoolers may be mystified at the madness behind Ollie's method, as he steals his compatriots' hidden eggs and then hides them again, there'll be more than pleased by his triumphant ending. (stickers) (Picture book. 2-5)

Publishers Weekly (Fri Oct 06 00:00:00 CDT 2023)

Gossie, Gertie, BooBoo, and Peedie—the tiny but assertive ducks from the Gossie & Friends series—gather, dye, and hide eggs for Easter. But Ollie, wearing a pink bunny-eared bonnet, moves the eggs to a hiding spot, leading to some searching and hunting on the part of the others. The simple declarative phrases and gently humorous illustrations are just right for the age group, but the ending is jarringly abrupt. Stickers are included. Ages 3–7. <EMPHASIS TYPE=""ITALIC"">(Feb.)

School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 1 Gossie and her friends are back, dyeing Easter eggs. Donning bunny ears, little Ollie shouts that he wants some too. After each of the other geese hides a brightly colored egg somewhere on the farm, Ollie stealthily removes it. Soon the others begin searching for their stashes, while Ollie is preparing a surprise. As in the other "Gossie and Friends" books, the illustrations are bright watercolors against a white background. Fans and newcomers alike will be delighted with this latest installment. Laura Butler, Mount Laurel Library, NJ