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The people in these books are funny, brave, strong, resilient, clever, and kind: Just like you.
Synopses & Reviews
Rosie may seem quiet during the day, but at night she's a brilliant inventor of gizmos and gadgets who dreams of becoming a great engineer. When her great-great-aunt Rose (Rosie the Riveter) comes for a visit and mentions her one unfinished goal — to fly — Rosie sets to work building a contraption to make her aunt's dream come true. But when her contraption doesn't fly but rather hovers for a moment and then crashes, Rosie deems the invention a failure. On the contrary, Aunt Rose insists that Rosie's contraption was a raging success: you can only truly fail, she explains, if you quit.
From the powerhouse author-illustrator team of Iggy Peck, Architect comes Rosie Revere, Engineer, another charming, witty picture book about believing in yourself and pursuing your passion.
Review
"This celebration of creativity and perseverance is told through rhyming text, which gives momentum and steady pacing to a story, consistent with the celebration of its heroine, Rosie. She’s an imaginative thinker who hides her light under a bushel (well, really, the bed) after being laughed at for one of her inventions." Booklist
About the Author
Andrea Beaty is the author of
Secrets of the Cicada Summer,
Attack of the Fluffy Bunnies,
When Giants Come to Play, and
Iggy Peck, Architect. She lives just outside Chicago. Learn more about Andrea at andreabeaty.com.
David Roberts has illustrated many children's books, including Iggy Peck, Architect, Little Red, and Cinderella: An Art Deco Love Story. He lives in London.