Catch Hold Of Rosie Sprouts Time To Shine Constructed By Allison Wortche Ready In Copy

you could hand a little girl just one book, which would it be Ok that's an unfair question, I know, But just for today, I have an answer and it is Rosie Sprout, The two main characters in this book are Violet and Rosie, Violet is perfect, the best at everything, and maybe just a wee bit overconfident, We all have known a Violet or two in our lives, and perhaps have even been her at times, Then there is Rosie. Rosie is not sparkly or nearly as gregarious as Violet, and as a result, is not as popular, We've all known Rosies in life and maybe can identify with her, too, The book presents two very different personalities, ripe with conflict, And when Rosie can't take it anymore and tries to sabotage Violet's class plant, who in their heart of hearts can really blame her

Here is one of the many complicated things about girls wellmeaning adults are always telling them, "be true to yourself.
" But what does that mean exactly Does it mean to always be Pollyannawholesome Surely not that's an unrealistic expectation, In Rosie's case, it means overcoming her jealousy and letting her good, kind nature shine through, Stumbling and falling but having the character to pick herself up again, The only fault I can find with this book is

that Rosie redeems herself a little too quickly, Her crisis of conscience should have lasted a few more pages to be believable, But kids will get the message, It's also nice to see Violet put her narcissism aside in the end, even it's for just a moment, And when the story comes to a close, you just want to cheer for Rosie, She's proven herself to be "the best" at something, and it's not just about growing a plant, It's about growing as a person, Girl power, indeed.

The art is lush and the story is relatable to children who don't feel like they're the top of the class, Rosie is an adorable number two who learns that everyone can shine even in their own humble way, In Rosie Sprout's class there is one person who is the best at EVERYTHING, And it isn't Rosie. It is Violet. Rosie gets sick of how Violet is always the best, and worst of all she is always telling everyone how she is the best.
So when they plant pea plants and put their pots in the back of the classroom by the window, Rosie decides she will do something.
When Violet doesn't show up for school one day Rosie covers Violet's plant with extra soil, Then the guilt sets in, Later she uncovers the plant and then decides to take care of both plants while Violet's out with the chicken pox, When Violet comes back she is both pleased and a little surprised that her plant is the tallestalong with Rosie's, After a quiet "thank you" she goes begins boasting again, And the teacher who told Rosie she was the best gardener she has ever had in her class smiles at Rosie,


I like how this book explores the nature of friendship in a elementary school classroom setting, In the illustrations there are plent of ways that Violet sure looks like "the best" but there are many illustrations that show that she is a loud, exuberent girl that could make others feel a little overwhelmed.
The illustrations also perfectly portray the quite, detailoriented Rosie, Since I know many youngsters who often feel frustrated that they can't be the "best" at something or other or often times "anything", it is nice to see how Rosie discovers that she can not only be good at something.
. . she can be a good friend while being good at something, I like it! Violet runs the fastest, sings the highest, looks the fanciest, and talks the loudest, Everyone agrees that she's the best,

Except Rosie. Rosie isn't fast, or loud, or fancy, but she's tired of hearing that Violet is the best,

When their class grows pea plants, Rosie's and Violet's are the first to sprout! But Violet's is a little taller, So Rosie pushes some soil over Violet's sprout to slow it down, And for a moment, Rosie's plant is the bestbut she feels terrible, And she feels even worse when she learns that Violet has the chicken pox,

So for the next two weeks, Rosie waters her plantand Violet's too, She turns them in the sun, and sings them quiet growing songs, And her teacher says that Rosie is the best gardener she's ever had, Definitely the best.

This empathetic story captures every child's desire to be noticed and praised, and the subtle competitions that go on in a classroom.
It's a book to swell every shy child's heart, My review for Sacramento/San Francisco Book :

Violet seems to outshine Rosie and just about everyone else in class, Violet is the fastest runner, sings the highest notes, is the loudest storyteller, and looks fanciest on picture day, Everyone agrees Violet is the best, Except Rosie. Maybe Rosie is the teensiest bit jealous or maybe she is just tired of hearing so much about Violet being the best, When Ms. Willis gives each of the students a pot and seeds to grow pea plants, Violet is sure hers will be the tallest, and she makes her pot the sparkliest.
Rosie makes her pot pretty and thinks it would be a nice place to grow, The children wait and wait, Finally, one day, Rosie sees her plant starting to grow, Violets plant pops through the same day, The next day, Rosie sees Violets plant is a tiny bit bigger and pushes a little soil over the top, but she feels guilty.
When she finds out Violet has chicken pox, she knows what she has to do,

“Violets pot was the sparkliest, Rosies wasnt. But it still seemed like a nice place to grow, ”

Allison Wortches sweet story will charm little ones while quietly teaching a good lesson about doing the right thing, The enchanting illustrations by Patrice Barton complement the text perfectly, Rosie was quiet and not very competitive, and she was tired of hearing Violet bragging about being the best at everything, When the teacher had each child grow their own pea plant, Violet said hers would be the best, Rosie tried to sabotage Violet's plant but when Violet didn't come to school because she was sick, Rosie felt guilty and decided to do something about it.

Sweet story and equally sweet illustrations, Don't you just hate those kids at school that were perfect in everything, Fastest in sport, best in spelling, teachers pet, best everything

That is Violet! She is a super star queen, . . and Rosie. . well Rosie is tired of being out shined,

So when the class grows peas for their project, of course Violet's pot is the prettiest!

I like Rosie! she tries to be kind even though she is being out shined!! I like that she chooses the high road.
. I don't like that at the end Violet, . . still steals the show GRR! I loved this book! This is a great book about not comparing ourselves to others, The story is about Rosie Sprout who is always comparing herself to the "best" girl in the class, Because of the comparison Rosie doesn't see what is so special about her, During a class project, Rosie is able to let her talent shine,
This is a great book that has so many inspirational messages: everyone has a talent, we can't assess our value by comparing others, being the best doesn't always guarantee happiness.
Rosie was such a sweet and humble girl about herself I truly enjoyed reading this story book, I absolutely recommend this book for bedtime and story time, One of the best children's book I have read this year, Sometimes there are kids who need to sparkle and who make great efforts to let the world know just how much they do! Sometimes they're subtle others, well you get the picture.
And then there are kiddos who simply shine who may not know the magnitude of their brilliance until they're put in a spot where they have to make a choice or decision without any adult prompting! and they make the right one the one that'll affect others for the better.
Miss Rosie shines and her story, one told through delicate yet cheerful illustrations, shares a wonderful message, Violet is the best. At everything. You know the type. She has the bounciest ponytail, She's always first. She's the smartest. The best artist. She coats everything with glitter, and you sort of expect to see a rainbow of unicorns happily bouncing along in her wake, She's Miss Superlative, and everybody knows it, Rosie knows it. She's not too happy about it, but she knows it, Nobody can beat Violet at anything,

When the class is presented seeds and pots and soil to grow their own pea plants, Rosie is excited about this new opportunity.
Maybe she can grow the tallest pea plant! But no, there next to her pot is Violet's pot, and Violet's plant is the first to sprout.
No surprise there. Soon, Violet's plant is growing taller than anyone else's, To be expected.

Then something entirely unexpected happens, and Sophie sees her chance to best Violet at something, Finally. But it turns out that Sophie's heart is too big to be small, and she goes above and beyond to help Violet,

First thing I Loved about this book: Patrice Barton's illustrations, I will read anything if Patrice Barton illustrated it,

Second thing I Loved about this book: the realistic portrayals of Rosie and Violet, Violet is that girl who everyone adores and hates at the same time, She's cute, she's talented, and she knows it, She's not overtly obnoxious about it, which I appreciated, because it made her more realistic to me, but she is pretty much oblivious to the fact that her constant besting gets a little annoying to the other kids.


And while Rosie did the right thing, the good thingthe best thingthat doesn't mean Violet automatically recognized that she can't always be the best at everything and the girls became best buddies for life.
Because despite how often we see this in tv/movies/literature, life just doesn't work that way most of the time, This isn't a book about everybody learning a lesson and growing up a little bit, it's just about Rosie, doing the right thing, and how life went on without noticing mostly.
That's the way my life generally works, so I appreciated seeing it here for children, Bravo. .