It's Oliver Rhinoceros's birthday and as a special treat he's going to spend the day watching his boss rhinoceros parents charging around being as bossy as bossy can be. But Oliver doesn't like charging or being bossy and with the support of his Grampa Grumpus, he shows his parents that charging isn't always the answer, particularly in a crisis. Sometimes moving very slowly wins the day.

 

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 2002 by Egmont UK Ltd .

Ailie Busby is a very talented illustrator with a distinctive style. She has had work published by Scholastic and Orion and currently lives in Newcastle upon Tyne with her family. Author: Simon Puttock wa born in New Zealand but now lives in Edinburgh. He is an established children's picture book writer and has worked with many publishers including Macmillan and OUP.