Tilly and Rhinoceros

by Sheila White Samton

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399219730
• ISBN13: 9780399219733
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: Philomel Books
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.6" x 10.7"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

A great book on bullying

Tilly the tiniest goose in the kingdom faces a big mean bully of a rhinoceros. Instead of defeating the rhino with brain or brawn, she transforms him with kindness. Together they discover that when a rinoceros is your friend, he is your friend for life.

Charming fable

What a lovely book. It's a bedtime favorite for my 3-year-old son. It teaches the value of kindness to others, even bully rhinoceroses. (Rhinoceri?) The artwork is eye-catching, the language just right and the morals are front-and-center without being preachy. In addition to the main point of the story, that unconditional kindness is good, Samton manages to throw in a couple of other useful lessons: Riddles are good for entertaining but not for teasing people who can't get the answer. Sharing a song is a good way to make a friend. You should always wear your galoshes when it's cold, especially if you have webbed feet.