Rosie Revere, Engineer
<b><i>New York Times </i>Bestseller</b><br /><br /> 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.<br /><br /> From the powerhouse author-illustrator team of <i>Iggy Peck, Architect </i>comes <i>Rosie Revere, Engineer</i>, another charming, witty picture book about believing in yourself and pursuing your passion. <i>Ada Twist, Scientist</i>, the companion picture book featuring the next kid from Iggy Peck's class, is available in September 2016.<br /><br /><b><u>Praise for <i>Rosie Revere, Engineer</i></u></b>"Comically detailed mixed-media illustrations that keep the mood light and emphasize Rosie’s creativity at every turn."—<i>Publishers Weekly</i><br /><br /> "The detritus of Rosie’s collections is fascinating, from broken dolls and stuffed animals to nails, tools, pencils, old lamps and possibly an erector set. And cheddar-cheese spray."<br /> —<i>Kirkus Reviews</i><br /><br /> "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."<br /> —<i>Booklist</i><br /><br /><b><u>Award</u></b><br /> 2013 Parents' Choice Award - GOLD<br /> 2014 Amelia Bloomer Project List<br /> ReadBoston's Best Read Aloud Book<br />