Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?

About a Rhinoceros and a boy and what they boy gets the Rhinoceros to do!

A charming tale of a little boy trying to sell a rhinoceros. The book lists a myriad of ways to utilize a rhinoceros. Wonderful line drawings and whimsical sense of humor-typical Shel Silverstein.

Cute simple book, something you could read to children of many ages. Shel Silverstiein is amazing in all of his work.

This book is a cute little book about a boy selling his pet rhinoceros. The boy describes how the Rhino is useful and things he can do and can't do. It is very relate-able to children who have ever had a pet. It is a happy book with very simple drawings with no color in the drawings.

Who wants a cheap Rhinoceros? This book is simple and humorous. You can't help but use your imagination to come up with ways a rhinoceros could benefit you like getting you out of trouble with your mom, making your dad give you an allowance, or help your aunt make donuts. This book would be good to

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read on a rainy day where the kids can just let their minds run through the possibilities.

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this a cute book about the good parts about having a rhino for a pet. this book is humorous and can be read just for joy. a lesson about pets could possibly be taught with this book.

In his unique, whimsical way, Silverstein tells a story in verse about a boy who tries to sell a rhinoceros. This would be a great book for children of all ages.

A very humorous story about a boy that has a rhinoceros. He explains everything the rhinoceros is good for, such as helping to get extra allowance, helping his grandmother make donuts, helping his aunt knit a sweater, and he is easy to love.

Who Wants A Cheap Rhinoceros, is the story o a young boy who is trying to sell a his rhinoceros. He explains all the great things you are able to do with the rhinoceros but also he tells you that some times you can't do certain things with the rhinoceros. This is a great a book to read to a child

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who may have pets. It shows the responsibility of taking care of an animal.

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A heartwarming book that teaches children to cherish and love their pets and animals, but also those who are around to help them with simple tasks.
Great for teaching characterization.

How can anyone NOT like Shel Silverstein? This is a cute book about the benefits of pets and taking care of them. This would be a great book to read to any child just learning how to read or any child that is old enough to understand what you're reading (I'm sure this book can be read to anyone -

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but understanding the silliness of Shel Silverstein is key in my opinion!).

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This book is pretty clever, would probably give it 3.5 if available. If I were still teaching, this story could be the start of a lesson on creative writing--something about thinking outside the box. I enjoyed all the different "uses" for a cheap rhino! Fun illustrations too.

Another absurd and delightful book by Shel Silverstein. This one has great heart. Clearly the little boy plays quite a bit with his rhinoceros, but the heart comes in at the last page where he declares that his rhinoceros is easy to love. Because it is a rhinoceros that we usually think of as a

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violent figure and not as a lovable playful pet, it adds more hilarity to the situations, it also makes it sweeter. As usual the artwork has no background, which is unnecessary in the sketches he made. The people and animals tell the story on their own.

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In my opinion, this is a fun book! There are numerous reasons with I think that, first off the language is very unique. It is a poetry book, which makes the language very descriptive, and full of vibrant words. The only trait the language of Shel Silverstein's book did not posess was a patterned

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style of writing. However, this is so because poetry doesn't always have to rhyme or have a clear form, and that is what made this book even more enjoyable for me!

The second reason I found this a fun read is because of the illustrations. Every page of the book had a picture to match the words, and that is a plus. It creates another way young readers can comprehend the content of this book. If they get stuck on a word in the text, just refer to the picture to get a hint at what something means!

The book had these two great features which made me rate this book the way I did. Also, the overall message of this book portrayed to the reader, I think, was that its okay to be silly, and its okay to have friends to do it with. I think the book was just intended to be humorous and appealing in that matter to kids.

Overall, Who Wants A Cheap Rhinoceros was a fantastic read, and changed things up for me a bit in terms of variety, and I would recommend this book, indeed!

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This book goes along with Silverstein's usual silly poems. It also brings in a character that is not typically lovable, which I think is interesting in a children's book. The illustrations are silly and simple; easy for young students to understand even if they can't read all of the words. This

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book would make a great read-aloud in the classroom.

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This book stretches one's imagination as you must imagine all the possible uses of a rhino. It follows a rhythm with Silverstein's creative use of rhyme. This book is appropriate for ages 4-8.

In this story a little boy is telling about all of the things that make his rhinoceros special. It isn't your typical pet, but he seems to be very useful in many situations. It is a good example of how you can be different but still have a purpose.

What would you do with a pet rhinoceros? This is a very important question and a wonderful one to bring up at a very boring dinner party. Remember, sometimes it's important to take time and just be silly.