Rodney Loses It!

By Michael Gerard Bauer and Chrissie Krebs, Scholastic Australia, 2017.

‘Rodney was a rabbit who loved nothing more than drawing. He never found it tiresome, tedious or boring. But then one day, disaster struck! The one thing Rodney feared, while working at his drawing desk his pen just… DISAPPEARED! ‘

Rodney Loses It! is by far and away one of my favourite reads in a long time. I LOVE THIS BOOK!

Rodney loves to draw. He draws all day and all night. However, Rodney finds himself in all sorts of trouble when his favorite pen, Penny, goes missing. Follow Rodney’s journey as he searches high and low for Penny.

I also love it when the illustrations show the reader something that the character in the story doesn’t know. Your child will know more than Rodney during this story, which is something that will delight children. A very clever read with a funny surprise ending!

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Awards

The Book of the Year: Early Childhood 2018 by Children’s Book Council of Australia.