Synopsis
Rose is the best at finding lost things. Lose a baseball? Just call Rose. Lost your cookie? Rose will find it.
But one day Meadow calls Rose a not-so-nice nickname. It's a name that sticks. It's a name that Rose would like to lose forever. How she does just that will make you smile!
Children's Literature
"Rose could find anything with her nose." She was so good at detecting things that her sister called her Nosy Rosie. Rose hated the nickname. Although she told everyone not to call her that, the name stuck. Despite requests for help from her family, Rose stopped finding things. She went off by herself into the forest where she took a nap. When she awoke she sniffed the air and sniffed the ground. The ground smelled of powder and soap. She knew her baby brother was nearby. When Rose returned home with the lost baby, everyone agreed to stop calling her Nosy Rosie. Keller's family of friendly foxes brings to light a familiar problem: name calling. She deftly handles the problem in a story that has just enough drama for its intended audience. The uncluttered watercolor illustrations show the exuberance of the characters and allow the reader to focus on the feelings shown through the range of facial expressions. Keller's young audience will cheer for Rose.