Herman and Rosie
Big city dwellers Herman and Rosie enjoy their urban lives, but each is also a little lonely. Although they have similar interests and live on the same block, they pass on the crowded streets without ever making contact. When they undergo simultaneous rough patches (Herman loses his sales job, Rosie’s weekly gig singing at a jazz club comes to an end), both are bogged down by the blues. But a beautiful day snaps them out of their respective funks, and by evening a shared appreciation of a “groovy little jazz number” brings the two together at last. Herman’s a sweater vest-wearing crocodile and Rosie is a deer with a love of toffee, but together the unlikely duo star in a quintessential love story of destiny in which young readers can enjoy their parallel paths and predict the inevitable outcome. ©2014 Cooperative Children's Book Center
Illustrated by Gus Gordon
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 4-7
Age Range:
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
Animals (Fiction)
City Life
Loneliness
Love and Romance
Music and Musicians
Publishers:
Neal Porter Books, Roaring Brook
Publish Year: 2013
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9781596438569
CCBC Location: Picture Book, Gordon