A new picture book by rock legend Jimmy Barnes and critically-acclaimed illustrator Matt Shanks.
Who is Rosie? Is she a fun-loving rhinoceros who is always up early and ready to greet the day? Or is she a magical unicorn who skips through the savannah on her dainty hooves? Either way she's perfect.
Illustrator Matt Shanks has brilliantly imagined Rosie and her friends with a loveable depiction of Rosie living life to the fullest. The illustrations are gentle and incredibly appealing.
Kids' Book Review
Matt Shanks’ illustrations are lovely and bring Rosie’s personality to life. Rosie the rhinoceros is a keeper for me, and a delightful and heart-warming story for everyone, encouraging all to be positive and caring.
Read Plus
I have lived and worked my whole life in Gadigal and Boon Wurrung Country in what we now call Australia. I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I do my work and I pay my respects to elders past and present. I acknowledge the sorrow of the stolen generations and the impacts of colonisation on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. I also recognise the resilience, strength and pride of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and through my work, aim to help as much as I can to empower and help them thrive.
The land we call Australia always was and always will be Aboriginal land.
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