Chief Rhino to the Rescue!

by Sam Lloyd

Chief Rhino is the bravest person in Whoops-a-Daisy World, so when he sees the flicker of flames in a window, he knows he must race to the rescue. If anyone can save the day, Chief Rhino can! In this new adventure from Whoops-a-Daisy World, children can spot their old friends from Doctor Meow's Big Emergency in the background and make new friends, too. Sam Lloyd's humorous, brightly colored art is thoroughly kid-friendly and will appeal to fans of Curious George and Richard Scarry's Busytown books.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Firefighters, Storytime, Animals

32 pages, Hardcover

First published July 10, 2008

About the author

Sam Lloyd studied at Brighton University where she gained a BA Hons in Illustration. Now Sam is the author and illustrator of many successful picture books for children. Her picture books include Happy Day, Sad Dog which won the Sainsbury’s Baby Book Award in 2003, Mr Pusskins which won the Booktrust Pre-School Award in 2006 and the V & A Illustration Award. Most recently Calm Down Boris published by Templar in 2006 has been chosen by Richard and Judy for their Christmas Picks.

As well as writing and illustrating books, Sam also enjoys yoga, swimming, camping and doing outdoorsy things. She has been all over the world, including travels to India and Australia. Sam also does a lot of voluntary work with children, painting murals.

Reviews

[Sar · Rating 5 out of 5]

i adore this book, the illustrations, the simple but exciting story, and how fun it is. i am excited that i've found an author that writes an interesting story that isn't agenda or gigantic lesson-learning bound, but just plain fun. "what the blazes" has become a frequent phrase around our house.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Crimony, I thought this was funny! The kids enjoyed it, too, and both of them were laughing at various points. Cute story, and really, this would be a pretty good (albeit sarcastic) gift to give to one's aging mother.... Just a thought. :-)

[Caroline · Rating 4 out of 5]

We have the Norwegian edition.
My 2 year-old loves firefighters and firetrucks, so she loved this one.
I personally didn't think it was as good, it's quite obvious that Chief Rhino is kinda desperate for action, so he basically imagines a fire. But for kids it might be a fun ending!
There's so many details in the book, even the endpapers, and we spotted Doctor Miaow from the other book in there! I think this might become a favorite of my daughter's for a good while.

[Brittany · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fire-crazy rhino=the entire story.

[Christine Grant · Rating 4 out of 5]

Birthday Storytime
Fireman. Birthdays. Cake.

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this book better than "Doctor Meow's Big Emergency" as at least their was a bit of a sense of humor in it, when Chief Rhino bursts into Great-Granny Wrinkle's (a 100 yr old elephant)party and soaks her cake with 100 candles on it. Again brilliant end pages that go along with the story, with photos of the characters together and a letter from the elephant.

[Josie B. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good for 2-5 year old. Every picture. Includes additional print that you can make a game of finding and reading out loud. Pointing out print in your environment is one way to nurture print awareness, reinforcing that print is important. The plot is cute and age appropriate. I am pairing it with Clothesline Clues For Jobs People Do by Kathryn Heiling for a community helpers storytime.

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute but I think I like the first book about Whoops-a-Daisy World.

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent pictures and a great moral.

[Libby · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another one that wasn't a favorite of mine (from the library), but Nathaniel just loved it--especially the picture of the whole town that he could find different things in.

[Tam · Rating 3 out of 5]

My 4-year-old thought this was a funny story. Especially when he found out what caused the fire.

[Stacia Leigh]

Cute story with a unique voice.

[Kiddo · Rating 4 out of 5]

After experiencing the smash hit that is Dr Meow, kiddo was delighted to find this at the library.

[H]

My favorite part was when he tried to save the day but he didn't.

[Beverly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rather funny, as the chief mistakes a birthday cake with one hundred candles for a raging fire. Comical, large illustrations.

[Joy Ocean · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 year old son really likes the book.

[Terri · Rating 4 out of 5]

My son enjoys this book. We got it from the library and he wants to read it all the time. It's a fun quick story with colorful illustrations. It's fun for a little boy.

[Sylvester (Taking a break in 2023) · Rating 2 out of 5]

4* art
3* story

Squirt loves firetrucks. Any book with a firetruck is great.

[Meghan Hunt · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm going to use this in a preschool storytime about birthdays. I think it will have broad appeal. I love the brightly colored illustrations.