Rosie Stories

by Cynthia Voigt, Cat Bowman Smith

The... adventures? misadventures? ... of Rosie, the family dog, who never really became a sensible mature creature. Almost everything that happens in these stories, really happened; almost everything that is said, was really said. And Rosie was just as much fun as it looks like she is.

Genres: Fiction, Dogs, Animals, Juvenile, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2003

About the author

Cynthia Voigt is an American author of books for young adults dealing with various topics such as adventure, mystery, racism and child abuse.


Awards:
Angus and Sadie: the Sequoyah Book Award (given by readers in Oklahoma), 2008
The Katahdin Award, for lifetime achievement, 2003
The Anne V. Zarrow Award, for lifetime achievement, 2003
The Margaret Edwards Award, for a body of work, 1995
Jackaroo: Rattenfanger-Literatur Preis (ratcatcher prize, awarded by the town of Hamlin in Germany), 1990
Izzy, Willy-Nilly: the Young Reader Award (California), 1990
The Runner: Deutscher Jungenliteraturpreis (German young people's literature prize), 1988
Zilverengriffel (Silver Pen, a Dutch prize), 1988
Come a Stranger: the Judy Lopez Medal (given by readers in California), 1987
A Solitary Blue: a Newbery Honor Book, 1984
The Callender Papers: The Edgar (given by the Mystery Writers of America), 1984
Dicey's Song: the Newbery Medal, 1983

Reviews

[Lauran Ferguson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a great transition from a younger child short picture book to an older child reading a chapter book. It combines the best of both worlds. It has three short stories in it, accompanied by full and half page illustrations. The stories do not have a great amount of substance to them, and the wording was somewhat choppy. However, they are perfect for a children making that transition from picture books to long stories. I think Rosie is a great character for children to adore, and I would definitely keep this book in my classroom.

[Marilyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

If a dog could talk, this is how she'd sound.

[Christianne · Rating 4 out of 5]

When we moved, this was my daughters' first book in English; chosen by the teacher to help them to read...
We read it together, and we simple fall in love with Rosie!
Took me a long time to get an used one for our library.
It is humble, but at same time great!

[Shannon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute and sweet for beginner readers, maybe a read aloud for a kindergartner on a one to one type setting.