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When the last egg in the ravens nest hatches, little Rosie, a girl, emerges who tries unsuccessfully to do whatever her feathered brothers and sisters do, but finally she realizes there are certain things that only she can do.
Publication
Annick Press (2017), Edition: Reprint, 32 pages
User reviews
LibraryThing member melodyreads
Similar to Guji-Guji or Caramba - when things aren't as they seem.
LibraryThing member py34tt
Honestly, I was kind of iffy about a major aspect of Rosie the Raven at first. I love unique illustrative styles, and the artfully rendered mixed media-style pictures definitely fulfill that requirement. I also love whimsical and bizarre stories for children's picture books, because all children
But I struggled to reconcile any real justification for Rosie, a human, being born to a family of ravens. I completely understand and embrace the concept of suspending belief for the sake of fiction, but there was no mention of magic, random egg-laying humans dropping one of theirs in the nest of ravens, or really any even far-fetched reason as to how the book's premise came to be. I was going to only give it 4 stars for that reason, since no attempt at plausibility - fantastical or not - was even made.
As I read on, I realized that was probably the point. Rosie was profoundly different from her family in every conceivable aspect, and for no discernible reason. This reflects the reality of families containing members who, for whatever reason - be it by basic psychology or physical/mental - very obviously stand out as "different." In real life, genetic chance is the only real reason for this, which I gleaned was the case with Rosie. Minute, but still existent, genetic chance.
Mirroring these true-to-life scenarios, Rosie was terribly insecure about her differences and endeavored to change herself. Her loving family, meanwhile, did not view her as a burden in the least, even though she had special needs to which they happily catered. She continues to live with her parents beyond the "normal" length of time established by her siblings, but instead of being treated as a burden or otherwise generally incapable, she employs her differences to contribute to her family in the ways that she can. Ultimately, she accepts and is happy with herself... which is how her family felt about her all along.
This book would be profoundly beneficial to read to all children, particularly including those know those with special needs or who have special needs themselves. I was given a digital copy for review via NetGalley, but I definitely hope to add this one to our library of physical books.
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need a healthy dose of "what in the world is going on?" in their lives. But I struggled to reconcile any real justification for Rosie, a human, being born to a family of ravens. I completely understand and embrace the concept of suspending belief for the sake of fiction, but there was no mention of magic, random egg-laying humans dropping one of theirs in the nest of ravens, or really any even far-fetched reason as to how the book's premise came to be. I was going to only give it 4 stars for that reason, since no attempt at plausibility - fantastical or not - was even made.
As I read on, I realized that was probably the point. Rosie was profoundly different from her family in every conceivable aspect, and for no discernible reason. This reflects the reality of families containing members who, for whatever reason - be it by basic psychology or physical/mental - very obviously stand out as "different." In real life, genetic chance is the only real reason for this, which I gleaned was the case with Rosie. Minute, but still existent, genetic chance.
Mirroring these true-to-life scenarios, Rosie was terribly insecure about her differences and endeavored to change herself. Her loving family, meanwhile, did not view her as a burden in the least, even though she had special needs to which they happily catered. She continues to live with her parents beyond the "normal" length of time established by her siblings, but instead of being treated as a burden or otherwise generally incapable, she employs her differences to contribute to her family in the ways that she can. Ultimately, she accepts and is happy with herself... which is how her family felt about her all along.
This book would be profoundly beneficial to read to all children, particularly including those know those with special needs or who have special needs themselves. I was given a digital copy for review via NetGalley, but I definitely hope to add this one to our library of physical books.
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LibraryThing member Carlathelibrarian
I am not sure how a little girl hatched from a raven's egg, but that is not the point of this story. Rosie hatches along with her 4 sisters and brothers. She looks different than they do, no feathers, no wings and she can not caw. She tries to be like them by eating worms and grubs as well as
This is a story of unconditional love, recognizing what you are good at and using your strengths not just trying to be like others. Cute illustrations add to the story and make it easy to understand for children. I would recommend this book to elementary school libraries as well as classroom and home libraries.
I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
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trying to caw until she was hoarse. Father raven brought her clothes to wear so she wouldn't get cold. Finally Rosie realizes that she is different and can do other things to help her family.This is a story of unconditional love, recognizing what you are good at and using your strengths not just trying to be like others. Cute illustrations add to the story and make it easy to understand for children. I would recommend this book to elementary school libraries as well as classroom and home libraries.
I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
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Awards
Evangelischer Buchpreis (2016)
Language
Original language
German
Physical description
32 p.; 10 inches
ISBN
1554518334 / 9781554518333