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There's something very different going on in the raven's 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 can't caw or fly, but a world of discovery is waiting for her.
Helga Bansch's exquisite artwork of collages and colored images, including comic-style panels, bring humor, mood, and emotion to Rosie's 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 difference.
Author Notes
Helga Bansch has worked as an elementary school teacher and with children with behavioral problems. She discovered painting as a means of expression. She illustrates children's books, and makes dolls, puppets, and objects from sandstone, clay, and papier-mâché. She lives and works in Vienna.
Reviews (2)
School Library Journal Review
K-Gr 2-Rosie, a most unusual raven, narrates her own story. When she hatches from a bright pink (not green) egg, her round, beakless face and thin arms mark her as different from her siblings. The differences become more apparent as the other nestlings grow feathers and stretch their wings. Birds come to stare and gossip. Rosie's parents remain unperturbed and call her "our little Rosie." They find a hat and dress to keep her warm and practice flying with her on their backs so she can migrate south with them. Human readers will quickly recognize that Rosie resembles a tiny girl and empathize with her attempts to fit in by flapping her skinny arms and cawing until she grows hoarse. Eventually she accepts that she's different. "And if the others talk about me, what do I care!" Bansch's illustrations seamlessly integrate Rosie into raven life. She opens her mouth as wide as her siblings, ready to eat worms provided by her parents. Unlike the flashy-dressing Robert, who is driven from the community by the ravens in Bansch's Odd Bird Out, Rosie finds acceptance. Her parents' expressions of unconditional love and happiness as they flank her in the cover illustration say it all. VERDICT This offbeat, low-key tale of self-acceptance presents an understated but effective example of tolerance and appreciation of difference.-Kathy Piehl, Minnesota State University Library, Mankato © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
A human child in a family of ravens fails to realize that she doesn't resemble her siblings until some birds point it out. She fleetingly attempts to look the part but ultimately embraces her identity: "'I am Rosie the Raven!' I squawked, nice and loud." This clever adoption and self-acceptance story features sophisticated art, occasionally in frame-like panels. (c) Copyright 2017. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
