Rosie the hare is very excited about the imminent arrival of her new baby brother. But when he finally appears, he's so small and fragile that she is too scared even to hold him. Then Dad tells her a story about Tortoise who, slowly but surely, makes his way out of the forest, even though it's dark, because he has a little help from his friend, hare. Rosie realises that there is no need to worry about her little brother any more.

 

This book is part of a book series called Picture Puffins-New Baby .

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2001 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Margaret Wild and Ron Brooks are acclaimed for their thoughtful, award-winning children's books which have been published with great success in many countries.