Rhino Rumpus [Hardcover]

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 Mamas 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.

AboutRhino Rumpus

2017 Canadian Children's Book CentreBest Books for Kids & TeensStarred Selection

2016Resource Links The Year's Best selection

This romp of a picture book for very young audiences begs to be read aloud....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 [because] most young readers will be way too riled up. Booklist

This selection will certainly strike a familiar chord with squabbling siblings and their frazzled parents... School Library Journal

A playful celebration of both the commotion of daily life and the love among members of a family. Publishers Weekly

Thanks to its bubbly rhythm,Rhino Rumpusis 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 ralÖ