Robert the Rose Horse

by Joan Heilbroner

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Robert has a terrible time with roses. Every time he smells one he sneezes, and every time he sneezes children everywhere laugh.

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A good early reader about the sympathetic Robert the Rose Horse. My five year old is sensitive, so I was watching him very carefully for reactions to the harsher elements of the story: separation from your parents, loosing your nice job, coming across bad guy robbers, etc. He held it together although I could tell he was touched by the story. We just made sure to flip the pages quick enough to discover the good outcomes. All in all a good, eventful story with a happy ending. It's a bit long for a beginner reader, but there's plenty of repetition and overall it's an easy read. It's a memorable story to read again at some point.
This was one of my favorites as a child. I don't know exactly why, as an adult I can see the humor; but I remember it being much better as a child.
others in CLAN by her look interesting, too... back in the day, or, for ppl who personally identify, this could seem special...

(Read in The Big Red Book of Beginner Books.)
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Eastman, P. D. (Illustrator)

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Canonical title
Robert the Rose Horse
Original publication date
1962
People/Characters
Robert the Rose Horse
Important places
Chicago, Illinois, USA; Illinois, USA
First words
Robert was a happy little horse.

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Genres
Children's Books, Picture Books
DDC/MDS
813.4Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in EnglishLater 19th Century 1861-1900
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PZ7 .H366 .RLanguage and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresJuvenile belles lettres
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(4.01)
Languages
English
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Paper
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