"This engaging romp will be a great way to initiate conversations
about diversity, tolerance, and acceptance."--Booklist (starred
review)
In the spirit of favorites like Stick & Stone and Spoon this
warmhearted and hilarious picture book tells the story of a highly
unusual group of friends and is stunningly illustrated by Samantha
Cotterill.
Meet Hudson, a hippo. Fran, an earthworm. And Jean, a lightbulb.
They have one thing in common: a profound appreciation for rhinos. So,
they form a Secret Rhino Appreciation Society, in which a key activity
it wearing paper horns. (Sometimes this results in a fire. That's what
happens when a lightbulb wears a paper horn.) But when they meet their
first real, live rhino and ask her to do rhino-y things, she doesn't
want to charge or snort--she's a gardener! She is not what the society
expected, but can they learn to appreciate her for who she is?
This funny, character-driven story explores themes of friendship,
expectations, and prejudice.