Rhino Rumpus

Victoria Allenby, Tara Anderson

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Pajama Press
15 December 2016

Picture storybooks

In bouncing rhyme, three rhino siblings squabble and spat their way through their bedtime routine. When they realize how tired their bickering has made Mama Rhino, the three find common ground in giving her a sweet surprise.

Three little rhinos are having trouble getting along as Mama tries to coax them through the evening routine. Will they fidget, fuss, and fight right up until bedtime? Or will their Mama's love help them find some common ground?

Victoria Allenby and Tara Anderson, the award-winning author-illustrator team behind Nat the Cat Can Sleep Like That, return with a lively story that will warm the heart of any frazzled parent.

Children will find mischievous delight in the young rhinos' misbehaviour, told in bouncing rhyme and energetic illustrations that blend true rhino form with an imaginative setting. And ultimately they, like the rhino siblings, may be inspired to acknowledge and reward their parents' patient love.

By: Victoria Allenby
Illustrated by: Tara Anderson
Imprint: Pajama Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 254mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 442g
ISBN: 9781927485965
ISBN 10: 1927485967
Pages: 24
Publication Date: 15 December 2016
Recommended Age: From 2 to 4 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , 0-5 years
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author Website: http://gingercatpress.blogspot.ca/

Victoria Allenby has been writing poetry and stories for as long as she can remember. Her debut picture book, Nat the Cat Can Sleep Like That, won the 2014 Preschool Reads Award and was nominated for the 2015 SYRCA Shining Willow Award. Timo's Garden was a New York Public Library Best Books for Kids & Teens selection. A freelance writer and editor, Victoria lives in Toronto, Ontario. A folk artist and award-winning illustrator who trained at the Ontario College of Art and Design, Tara Anderson is known for her lively and humorous illustrations of animals. Her debut That Stripy Cat was followed with Nat the Cat Can Sleep Like That, which was a Bank Street Best Book, won the 2014 Preschool Reads Award, and was nominated for the 2015 SYRCA Shining Willow Award. Tara shares a farmhouse in Tweed, Ontario, with her husband, her young daughter, and several cats.

Reviews for Rhino Rumpus

The text is perfect for toddlers who will delight in its simplicity and sounds...Tara Anderson...animates the text with her coloured pencil illustrations that convey exuberance, joy, mischief and affection with each stroke. CanLit for LittleCanadians Tara Anderson's folksy pencil crayon and acrylic illustrations show the squabbling siblings in all of their mischievous glory. They butt heads, overturn chairs, and snap towels at each other. Mama Rhino, bedecked in a pearl necklace and hoop earrings, keeps her composure throughout the turmoil. Victoria Allenby's zippy verse is full of repetition, and fun sound words like Fidget fuss frump , Huff harrumph and Grump grumble Bump-a-rump . Rhino Rumpus is a rollicking read-aloud and a great choice for toddler storytimes. CM Magazine This romp of a picture book for very young audiences begs to be read aloud. The plot is fairly simple: a trio of squabbling rhino siblings can't quite manage to get ready for bed, despite poor, exhausted Mama's best efforts. Familiar bedtime activities, including finishing dinner, taking a bath, and brushing teeth involve pushing, bumping, butting, biting-and Mama's exasperated interventions. Goodnight stories and songs calm things down a bit, and the action ends with a big group hug for Mama and (almost) everybody falling sound asleep. The rhyming text incorporates numerous exclamations and sound effects. Adult readers should be prepared to harrumph, gripe, snipe, grumble, and roar. The pencil-and-crayon illustrations do an effective job of conveying the mayhem, and the facial expressions add to the general hilarity. While this would be a great choice for library storytime, it's not really recommended for bedtime-most young readers will be way too riled up. Booklist Thanks to its bubbly rhythm, Rhino Rumpus is a great candidate for story time with toddlers. The energetic language and rhymes are made to be read aloud and the illustrations are equally as exciting and expressive. Preschoolers with siblings (or parents with rambunctious little rhinos of their own) will relate to this story and have a lot of fun reading together. Resource Links This selection will certainly strike a familiar chord with squabbling siblings and their frazzled parents... School Library Journal