But an earlier incident has sapped Rosie's self-confidence: after she created a quirky snake-deterring hat for a beloved zookeeper uncle, his response was devastating: 'He laughed till he wheezed and his eyes filled with tears,/ all to the horror of Rosie Revere.' It takes a visit from another enterprising family member to restore Rosie's faith in herself.

Rosie Revere loves nothing more than to create Rube Goldberg worthy contraptions during the wee hours of the morning. She’s an imaginative thinker who hides her light under a bushel (well, really, the bed) after being laughed at for one of her inventions.'īeaty and Roberts return to the themes (and second-grade classroom) of 2007's Iggy Peck, Architect to revel in the talents and insecurities of one of his classmates. 'This celebration of creativity and perseverance is told through rhyming text, which gives momentum and steady pacing to a story, consistent with the celebration of its heroine, Rosie. 'The detritus of Rosie’s collections is fascinating, from broken dolls and stuffed animals to nails, tools, pencils, old lamps and possibly an erector set. Praise for Rosie Revere, Engineer'Comically detailed mixed-media illustrations that keep the mood light and emphasize Rosie’s creativity at every turn.'- Publishers Weekly Ada Twist, Scientist, the companion picture book featuring the next kid from Iggy Peck's class, is available in September 2016. On the contrary, Aunt Rose insists that Rosie’s contraption was a raging success: you can only truly fail, she explains, if you quit.įrom the powerhouse author-illustrator team of Iggy Peck, Architect comes Rosie Revere, Engineer, another charming, witty picture book about believing in yourself and pursuing your passion. But when her contraption doesn’t fly but rather hovers for a moment and then crashes, Rosie deems the invention a failure.

When her great-great-aunt Rose (Rosie the Riveter) comes for a visit and mentions her one unfinished goal-to fly-Rosie sets to work building a contraption to make her aunt’s dream come true. Rosie may seem quiet during the day, but at night she’s a brilliant inventor of gizmos and gadgets who dreams of becoming a great engineer.

Rosie revere engineer book