Rory is scared of being away from home for the first time, especially when his sleeping bag is so comfortable . . . but he doesn't want his parents treating him like a baby kit anymore. He'll get to stay up until morning if he sleeps over at his cousins' house. It could even help Rory conquer his biggest fear: starting Remarkable Raccoon Suburban School, which means nights away from his folks. Is Rory ready to show everyone—including his parents—that he's ready to go anywhere?
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Kindergarten-Grade 3—Rory, a young raccoon, is nervous about staying overnight with his cousins while his parents attend a gourmet garbage party. Despite his enormous trepidation at trying something new, he has a great time sliding in mud and staying up way past daylight. After this experience, Rory realizes that he is not so anxious about starting Remarkable Raccoon Suburban School, but his parents voice their own anxieties. Rory reminds them of the lesson he learned; most new things are scary until you give them a try. The details of the the creatures' home life, such as Rory's mother reminding him to rinse his apple cores and broken eggs three times, are clever. However, the story is overly long, the plot too loose, and Rory's responses and reactions are, at times, too adult. The full-page and inset illustrations of Rory and family in muted, nighttime colors include some very clever images, such as Rory's parents sharing a toast beside toppled garbage cans. However, the raccoons' eyes are so dark and beady that it can be hard to read the creatures' expressions. Stick with Kevin Henkes's Wemberly Worried (Greenwillow, 2000) or Amy Hest's Off to School, Baby Duck! (Candlewick, 1999) for titles that feature animals who are nervous about starting school.—Rachel G. Payne, Brooklyn Public Library, NY
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Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Library Binding edition.
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Mitchard folds a child's school fears into a larger story about separation anxiety. Little raccoon Rory is terrified to spend the night at his cousins' home while his parents are at a party. He hides and complains, but after reassurance and coaxing, he enjoys himself. A week later, when school starts, he's ready to spend the day without his parents, and this time, it's Mom and Dad who feel clingy and nervous. The story unrolls at a leisurely pace, and there are heavy messages about finding the courage to try new things. What feels fresh are the whimsical details of the raccoon world—the school curriculum (centering around evading garage doors opening gates), the nocturnal schedule that lets raccoon kits play all night—all amusingly captured in the colorful, clean-lined artwork. The gentle story, with its final twist about parents' fears, will comfort many nervous new students. Engberg, Gillian
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