The illustrations are bright and cheerful and will invite young readers in, especially those who will be drawn to these familiar characters from other picture books by the same author.  The story is simple, yet shares a positive message about persistence and looking for different ways to achieve one’s goals.  The story opens with Bear wishing he could fly so that he could swoop and glide and feel the wind in his fur.  Goose wishes he could help, but does not see how it would be possible, while Fox is full of ideas.  Finally Bear is able to achieve his goals of swooping a gliding by dancing instead, which Goose declares is “like flying, but with your feet on the ground. Mostly.”