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  • Roar-Choo!

Roar-Choo!

Author
Charlotte Cheng
Illustrator
Dan Santat
Publication Date
April 09, 2024
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  2nd − 3rd
Language
English
Format
Picture Book
Roar-Choo!
Description

Patient, peaceful Phoenix tries to take care of rambunctious and cold-ridden Dragon, which leads to hilarious and sweet results (with vibrant illustrations by the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of Beekle).

Everyone knows that dragons are fierce, capable of taking on the world! But this dragon can’t stop sneezing long enough to get a roar out. Even with friendly Phoenix insisting that Dragon get some rest, this powerful creature refuses to stop for any orange ginger tea or a drop of bone broth soup. It's only when Dragon realizes Phoenix has caught the same cold that they are both able to take the break they so badly need.

This tale of helping your friends and valuing differences is a sure-thing for story time.

Publication date
April 09, 2024
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780593531754
Lexile Measure
470
Publisher
Rocky Pond Books
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV002270 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Dragons, Unicorns & Mythical
JUV012060 - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables | Asian
Library of Congress categories
Friendship
Sick
Picture books
Dragons
Phoenix (Mythical bird)

ALA/Booklist

His skillful mastery of dramatic angle and shadow make him the ideal illustrator to animate these centuries-old mythical creatures and elevate the friendship tale into a mini-adventure that soars through the Chinese landscape.

Publishers Weekly

Two symbols of Chinese mythology go beak to snout in this collaboration from Cheng and Santat. Fierce and frightening, Dragon is ready to "take on the world/ with a mighty ROOOOOAAAR"-when its pronouncement becomes a giant sneeze. Kindly, peaceful Phoenix offers a cup of orange ginger tea, encouraging rest, but even as Dragon declines, the "ROOOOOOAAAARR... CHOO"s keep coming. Phoenix’s subsequent attempts to help ("Take this blanket") and Dragon’s firm rebuttals ("Dragons never quit") lead to hilarious results. When Dragon’s fiery sneezes finally cause trouble for Phoenix, who "can’t keep going without a little rest," Dragon embraces a reframe that turns out better for both. Caldecott Medalist Santat’s signature-style art brings Cheng’s dynamic friendship to life in this rollicking readaloud about two folkloric friends learning their own limits-and each other’s. An author’s note concludes. Ages 4-8. 

Copyright 2024 Publisher's Weekly, LLC Used with permission. 

Kirkus

Every page is packed with color and action. This simple but entertaining tale will be a pleasure to read aloud.

Charlotte Cheng
Charlotte Cheng's writing credits include Roar-Choo!, Night Market Rescue, and BoBo Loves Dumplings, and she has illustrated the picture books Silly McGilly and A Moment in Time. In the field of education, she has written and illustrated K-12 curriculum for a variety of companies such as LeapFrog, Disney, and Wonder Workshop. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, daughter, and two dogs.

Xindi Yan left behind a small city in China to realize her dream of being a published artist. She received her BFA in Illustration from New York's Pratt Institute and has since worked as an illustrator for the gaming industry and children's media in addition to illustrating many picture books, including the New York Times bestseller Busy Betty by Reese Witherspoon. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband.
School Library Journal Xpress starred, 04/05/24
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