Rosie the Truffle Hound
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
Rosie the truffle hound finds a yummy solution to the problem of not being able to safely eat the delicious chocolate truffles her family sells.
Rosie has a super sense of smell, even by dog standards. Unfortunately, one of the best smells comes from something dogs can’t eat: the chocolate truffles her human family sells in their shop. Not one to settle, Rosie sets out to find a life that might suit her better, giving lots of occupations a whirl, but none pan out. Then she hears about a job as a truffle hound. It turns out there’s another kind of truffle—the fungi kind, which grow wild underground—and they require a strong nose to sniff them out. Will Rosie finally find the perfect match for her unique talents? These truffles smell divine—so that sure would be a yummy solution!
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In 2005, Hartland introduced Clementine, a poodle who wanted more out of life. Now, there's lanky brown Rosie, who walks on her hind legs and whose loving interracial human family is completely preoccupied making chocolate truffles, which she can't even eat, to sell in their seaside shop. So Rosie hops on a bike (a recurring and delightfully silly image) and runs away to the city, where employment misfires abound. Happily, her keen sense of smell earns her a job in the country hunting truffles: "not the chocolate kind! They are hard-to-find fungi—like mushrooms," coveted by chefs, with a "divine" smell that's "earthy and nutty and musty and unique." Rosie's an instant success, but home calls; to the delight of her entrepreneurial family, her newly sensitized nose finds truffles right in their backyard, doubling their shop's wares. The brisk narration and colorful gouache paintings have plenty of cheek—as befits the indomitable, improbable protagonist—and the pages fly by, propelled by characters who seem always to be in motion. Like truffles (both kinds), there's plenty to savor. Ages 4–8.
