How to Hatch
A Gosling's Guide to Breaking Free
Will be published approx. on 13. January 2026
Book
Hardback
40 pages
978-0-593-81106-1 (ISBN)
Description
Discover how a gosling hatches into the world, step by step, in this irresistibly cute and funny nonfiction picture book.
Is it getting stuffy in there?
Has your yolk dwindled to a smidge?
Is the beak in your wingpit cramping your style?
Gosling, it’s time to . . .
HATCH!
With humorous, spare text that reads as an instructional "how to", this story is a delight to read aloud and walks children through every step of the hatching process.
Includes bonus facts on gosling hatching and growth, as well as an author's note from the author, an experienced librarian and educator who has done many hatching projects with chicks and quails in both the classroom and library. Perfect for Easter baskets!
Is it getting stuffy in there?
Has your yolk dwindled to a smidge?
Is the beak in your wingpit cramping your style?
Gosling, it’s time to . . .
HATCH!
With humorous, spare text that reads as an instructional "how to", this story is a delight to read aloud and walks children through every step of the hatching process.
Includes bonus facts on gosling hatching and growth, as well as an author's note from the author, an experienced librarian and educator who has done many hatching projects with chicks and quails in both the classroom and library. Perfect for Easter baskets!
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Random House USA Inc
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Second Grade, Interest Age: From 3 to 7 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
FULL-COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS
Dimensions
Height: 257 mm
Width: 282 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-593-81106-1 (9780593811061)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
01/2026
Knopf Books for Young Readers
€7.99
Available for download
Persons
Sara Holly Ackerman is a school librarian in Brooklyn, NY and the author of several children’s books, including The Gabi That Girma Wore, Not Just the Driver!, and Challah for Shabbat Tonight.
Galia Bernstein loves animals and has been studying and drawing them since she was two years old. She is the author and illustrator of three popular picture books, which have been published in many countries around the world, and the illustrator of many more. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with a very small dog and a large cat.
Galia Bernstein loves animals and has been studying and drawing them since she was two years old. She is the author and illustrator of three popular picture books, which have been published in many countries around the world, and the illustrator of many more. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with a very small dog and a large cat.