Life might have its failures, but this was not it. Who smiled at her aunt as it all became clear. The lesson of trying again if you don't succeed is overt: But when her great-great aunt Rose (an homage to the fictional Rosie the Riveter of WW II) comes for a visit, Rosie is inspired to try something bold. Rosie does all of her tinkering in secret, hiding her projects away under her bed, emotionally scarred by an uncle who laughed at one of her inventions years earlier. Unlike Iggy, Rosie likes inventing objects gadgets, gizmos, and machines. Rosie Revere is a classmate to young Iggy Peck (an architecture-obsessed boy who eventually uses his architecture skills to save his class, and win over his building-phobic teacher).

I didn't need to read it to know that THIS was a book that I wanted for my daughter. last night, I snatched it down from the shelf, and purchased it, unread. So when I spotted Rosie Revere, Engineer in Books, Inc. We also adore Doctor Ted (reviewed here), and aspire to own the two sequels. And you can only truly fail, if you quit.How on earth did I miss the publication of Rosie Revere, Engineer, a companion picture book to Andrea Beaty and David Roberts' Iggy Peck, Architect? I received Iggy Peck around the time my daughter was born, and I regret that I never reviewed it. Until a fateful visit from her great-great-aunt Rose (AKA Rosie the Riveter!), who shows her that the first flop isn’t something to fear-it’s something to celebrate. Hot dog dispensers, helium pants, python-repelling cheese hats: Rosie’s gizmos would astound-if she ever let anyone see them.Īfraid of failure, she hides them away under her bed. Alone in her room at night, shy Rosie constructs great inventions from odds and ends. Where some people see rubbish, Rosie sees inspiration.

Rosie Revere dreamed of becoming a great engineer. The beloved New York Times bestselling picture book about pursuing one’s passion with persistence and learning to celebrate each failure on the road to achieving one’s dreams.Īnd now you can follow Rosie’s further adventures-with her friends Iggy Peck and Ada Twist-in the instant New York Times bestseller Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters, the first in a BRAND-NEW chapter book series, The Questioneers!

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