Rosie's Walk

Book: Rosie's Walk

Author: 

Pat Hutchins

Brief Introduction:

       One day, a hen, Rosie, was taking a walk in the farm. There was is a fox following her, Rosie walked across the yard, walked around the pond, walked over the haystack, etc. Finally, she went back home safely and in time for dinner. However, how was the fox? That is just what the story talking about.

Setting:

- Narrative Point of View: Omniscient Narrator

- Plot: Episodic Plot 

(There have 6 parts in this story. 

 1. Rosie walked across the yard, the fox bumped into a rake.

 2. Rosie walked around the pond, the fox fell into the pond. 

 3. Rosie walked over the haystack, the fox was buried into haystack.

 4. Rosie walked past the mill, the fox was hit by the flour.

 5. Rosie walked through the fence, the fox was fell into a cart.

 6. Rosie walked under the beehives, the fox was on the cart, and the cart was moving, than bumped into the beehives, all of the bee was catching the fox. 

 Then Rosie went back home safely and in time for dinner.)

- Conflict: Protagonist against Another (The fox tried to catch Rosie, but Rosie just wanna took a walk.)

- Theme: "Do not try to get a thing as a ill-wisher, or you will get troubles."

- Style: Sentences (look at the pictures. The whole book's style is like these.)

-Tone: Humor (This book use humorous pictures to describe the misfortunes that the fox met.)

 Reflection:

       I enjoy reading this book, because it is attracting me,  I am lazy to see so many words after whole day long classes, so I choose to read this book first. The author use pictures to show how the animals' behaviors,  instead of a lot of words. I believe children will enjoy this book as well as me.  

         First, the thing which catches my eye in this book is the painting. The unconcerned expression of Rosie the hen, and from the fox's ambitious expression when he was hidden for catching Rosie, to the frustrated face of fox, the painter use the simple lines and colorful color to paint, those are vivid. 

       Second, the simple words. The author keep using words which can train children's the sense of space, for example, across, around, over, under, etc. Children can understand those words with pictures, and let them know the space. 

       The author only uses few words but a lot of pictures to show this story. However, human beings are visual type animals, we can easily understand the story even without words. It relaxes me after a whole day long classes, I am quite enjoy in it.