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'Rodney was a rabbit who loved nothing more than drawing. He never found it tiresome, tedious or boring. But then one day, disaster struck, the one thing Rodney feared, while working at his drawing desk his pen just...DISAPPEARED! A truly hysterical search for a missing pen, by award-winning author Michael Gerard Bauer.' (Publication summary)
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Works about this Work
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[Review] Rodney Loses It
2017
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , November vol. 32 no. 5 2017; (p. 31)
— Review of Rodney Loses It! 2017 single work picture book'This charming tale about a forgetful anxious rabbit is a perfect example of text and illustrations working together to tell an engaging and hilarious story. Bauer's effortless, rhyming text tells Rodney's sad tale. Rodney loves to draw, but also tends to lose things - his yoyo ... his red bowtie, his rubber duckie - and now his favourite pen, Penny.' (Introduction)
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[Review] Rodney Loses It
2017
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , November vol. 32 no. 5 2017; (p. 31)
— Review of Rodney Loses It! 2017 single work picture book'This charming tale about a forgetful anxious rabbit is a perfect example of text and illustrations working together to tell an engaging and hilarious story. Bauer's effortless, rhyming text tells Rodney's sad tale. Rodney loves to draw, but also tends to lose things - his yoyo ... his red bowtie, his rubber duckie - and now his favourite pen, Penny.' (Introduction)
Awards
- 2019 shortlisted REAL Awards — Picture Story Books
- 2018 winner Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards — Three to 5 Years
- 2018 winner CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Early Childhood
- 2018 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Early Childhood
