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* Theodor Seuss Geisel Award 수상도서
* ALA(American Library Association) Notable Book
* Oppenheim Toy Portfolio (Platinum) Best Book Award 수상도서
* Missouri Library Association Picture Book Award 수상도서
* Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award 수상도서


하늘이 어두워지고 비가 내리기 시작하자, 로버는 자기의 개집 안에서 잠을 잡니다. 개집 안은 따뜻하고, 비가 새지 않아서 전혀 축축하지 않았죠. 지나가던 고양이가 비를 피할 따뜻한 곳을 찾다가 로버의 집을 발견하고는 로버에게 자리를 만들어 달라고 하네요. 로버와 고양이가 서로 몸을 맞대고 잠을 자고 있을 때, 너구리가 비를 피해 로버의 집 안으로 들어오고, 이어서 다람쥐, 어치새, 뱀, 생쥐 등 주변의 동물들이 모두 로버의 집 안으로 들어와서 잠을 청합니다. 그 때 갑자기 모든 동물들이 황급히 개집 밖으로 뛰어 나가더니 빗 속으로 마구 달리기 시작했습니다. 도대체 로버의 집 안에서는 무슨 일이 벌어진 걸까요?






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Eddition: Paperback, 40 pages
ISBN-10: 0544809009
ISBN-13: 9780544809000
책 크기 : 28 cm x 23 cm



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Book Description
It's raining cats and dogs! Good thing Rover is snuggled safe and dry inside his doghouse--until, one by one, a soggy menagerie of creatures shows up looking for a cozy place to sit out the storm. But who's the very unwelcome surprise visitor? Skunk, of course. Suddenly that doghouse isn't quite so crowded after all!


Children's Literature
Building on a simple phrase, "Move over, Rover," this repeating story offers a twist by piling various backyard animals into Rover's doghouse during a rainstorm. The soft watercolor illustrations bring the wetness and movement of rain to life, and zoom in closer and closer on the scene as each animal crams in together, until the skunk arrives and the rest all scatter. The storm ends, Rover gets a chance to play, and then he retreats to his quiet doghouse, which is now empty. Kids will enjoy reading along with the rhymes that accompany each animal's entrance.


School Library Journal
Reminiscent of Mirra Ginsburg's Mushroom in the Rain (S & S, 1987) and Audrey Wood's The Napping House (Harcourt, 1984), this is the cumulative story of many animals all attempting to shelter from the rain in a doghouse. Children will love the hilarious ending when all of the inhabitants hastily vacate after an odiferous intruder tries to squeeze in, too. The marvelously textured watercolor-and-acrylic illustrations convey the feeling of a driving rain, the fur and feathers of the various creatures, and the joy of Rover when his house is once again his sole domain. The repetition of key phrases, the rhythmic text, and the cumulative structure of the narrative make this book an ideal read-aloud. The pictures and text evoke the cozy, warm feeling of curling up for a nap on a rainy day and the unbridled thrill of leaping out into the sun.


Kirkus Reviews
In this cumulative tale in the tradition of The Mitten and Mushroom in the Rain, a fluffy, friendly dog named Rover makes room in his doghouse for a succession of animals seeking shelter from a thunderstorm. The short, patterned text uses rhyming couplets and a cumulative refrain urging each animal in turn to squeeze into the crowded doghouse. The final arrival-a skunk-disperses the crowd, and Rover returns to his home to enjoy his solitude with all the other animals camouflaged within the surrounding scene in the final spread. Dyer's watercolors are as charming as always, drawing the reader into the action with varying perspectives to show the expanding group. She uses subtle streaks of gray and white to indicate the driving rain and just a barely opened eye to show that the sleeping animals are aware of each new addition to their refuge. The bouncy rhymes and expressive paintings complement each other well, melding into a simple but satisfying story that will fit into story hours with themes of rain, dogs, or sharing.