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WHAT’S WRONG WITH ROSIE? by Pippa Jagger, illustrated by Gavin Rowe: Bookish Thoughts

January6

What's Wrong with Rosie5 star ratingWhat’s Wrong With Rosie? has been sitting on my bookshelf for years and I had no idea it was such a treasure!

Nan and her yellow Labrador Rosie live in “the Dales.” Nan is happy with Rosie but Rosie is perhaps lonely. After a scare with Rosie’s health as she getting older, Nan ends up with a new puppy for both of them.

This is a lovely, gentle story that I could read again and again. The language is wonderful. “The silver hairs gleamed on Rosie’s once golden face.” .” The emotions that it describes are complex and real but painted with only a few deft strokes. “She felt as though someone had switched all her lights off.”

And the pictures! They’re full of wonderful detail of a modest house and a country life. The cover doesn’t do the inside art work justice.

I can’t imagine that my four-years-old grandson would appreciate this book for several more years. It’s a picture book but it’s really for older children, or even adults. This adult certainly loves it.
5 stars, easily

Written by: Pippa Jagger
Illustrated by: Gavin Rowe
Published by: Magi Publications London 1997

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What’s Wrong with Rosie?


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2 Comments to

“WHAT’S WRONG WITH ROSIE? by Pippa Jagger, illustrated by Gavin Rowe: Bookish Thoughts”

  1. On January 6th, 2013 at 11:25 pm Jenners Says:

    Don’t you hate when you’ve had a gem sitting on a bookshelf for years? I’m glad you finally read it.

  2. On January 6th, 2013 at 11:40 pm Debbie Says:

    But now that I’ve discovered, Mrs. J., I’m going to be sure to revisit it often!

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