num_pages: 32
description: Theres something very different going on in the ravens nest.When the eggs hatch a pink girl emerges from one of the shells along with her black raven siblings. Loving raven parents take their little Rosie just the way she is.In the beginning Rosie tries to do everything her siblings do. She opens her mouth to receive worms from her parents tries to caw until she is hoarse and wildly flaps her arms in an attempt to fly. The neighbors offer encouragement. Rub it with birch leaves. That will make its feathers grow!Rosie finally realizes she is different. Maybe she cant caw or fly but a world of discovery awaits her nonetheless.Helga Banschs exquisite artwork of collages and colored images including comic-style panels bring humor mood and emotion to Rosies story. The reader is drawn to Rosie from the instant she pushes herself from the egg smiling and happy to greet her family oblivious to her differences.
language: English
title: Rosie the Raven
publisher: Annick Press