Gooney Bird Is So Absurd

This is a kids collection of books but they are unique in the way that these cute stories with funny characters teach lessons on how to write interesting compelling stories. The second graders in Mrs. Pigeon's class get a new student, Gooney Bird Greene, who with her gregarious personality, effectiv......more

The Gooney Bird Stories are clearly aimed to be read aloud to elementary-age kids. The primary setting is a second grade classroom, and the cast of characters are students and teachers. Each student has their own quirks, though the titular Gooney Bird Greene is by far the quirkiest. Overall this was......more

Great, entertaining books! Listened to this in the car with my three kids and we were all thoroughly entertained. We enjoyed these stories immensely. As a former public school teacher and now homeschooling mom, I also loved the writing lessons in the books. They gave my kids lots of ideas and inspir......more

It is a sweet collection of stories about a precocious eccentric 2nd grader named (after a type of albatross) Gooney Bird. All the stories take place in Ms Pigeons elementary classroom. I really liked the mini lessons on language, writing, voice, and poetry contained in each book.......more

Oh gooney bird we love you so!......more