A thoughtless act of mischief—stealing goose eggs, which are broken in the process—lands Howard in the bad graces of a local witch. Deciding to teach him a much-needed lesson, the witch turns Howard into a goose, a spell that will only be reversed when he has performed three good deeds. Howard soon discovers that his new life in the goose community is not easy, especially for one inexperienced in the ways of waterfowl. While learning how to survive as a goose, Howard learns about kindness, too, and, almost despite himself, starts to check off his required good deeds. Howard’s plight is cleverly resolved, and the chronicle of his stint in goose-dom makes this humorous novel an ideal classroom read-aloud. (Ages 8–12)

If Howard had known the old hag was a witch, he never would have taunted her. But he did, and she did what witches do--cursed him--and now he's a goose, which to tell you the truth, is not as serene and peaceful as it might look from the shore. People try tokillgeese, for crying out loud, and the other geese are none too nice to newcomers. Howard is desperate to become a human again so he can show that old witch a thing or two.

But the only way to break the curse is to do three good deeds--and how can you help others when you've got webbed feet, wings for hands, and can't say anything but "Honk"?