Katja Reider

When pretty pink Rosalie and shy brown Truffle meet under the apple tree, it's love at first sight! Unfortunately, they are each persuaded - by the bad advice of friends - into "improving" themselves almost beyond recognition. Will they realize their error in time, and reunite...?

I will confess that my curiosity was piqued by an amazon review which described this little picture-book (originally published in Germany) as "pornographic." Knowing that any mention of sexuality in a children's show more book is enough to set off some of my fellow Americans, I thought I'd find a copy of Rosalie and Truffle / Truffle and Rosalie, and decide for myself.

Truthfully, I see very little in Katja Reider's innocuous story to offend. An unabashedly romantic tale of being true to oneself, it does seem a little mature for the picture-book audience - do young girls worry about getting involved with the first boy to come along? do young boys believe they need to be stock-brokers? - but these are thematic concerns, not moral ones. All in all, I'd say this would make a cute gift for older children, especially tweens who are really thinking about romance for the first time. show less

Truffle and Rosalie attempt to follow well meaning friends advice on how to woo each other until they realize all they need to do is be themselves.

This book is about forgiveness. The snail makes a smart remark to a pig and the pig blows it off at first but then starts to get his feelings hurt so he is mean to another animail and the chain begins. Finally the mean remarks make their way back to the snail. then a wave of apologize starts back till all of the animals are fine agian and friends.

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Rude vs. kindness
This story starts with Snail calling fat to mama Pig. This leads mama Pig to insult Rabbit, and Rabbit to insult Dog, he insults Spider that insults Swan that finally insults Snail. Finally, Snail realizes that he has to fix the problem he started using kind words