Say Sorry Sidney
Sidney the rhino is fed up of being cooped up in the zoo, so he decides to escape!
When he causes havoc at a nearby farm, the animals get the blame and decide to teach him a lesson. Luckily, Sidney manages to say sorry and makes up for his bad behaviour.
A fun, rhyming tale for young children with catchy refrain, that will have little ones joining in!
SHORTLISTED Portsmouth Children's Book Awards 2012
SHORTLISTED for Sheffield Children's Book Awards 2011
SHORTLISTED Stockport Children's Book Awards 2011
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About this book
There once was a rhino who lived at the zoo.
“I’m lonely,” thought Sidney. “There’s nothing to do!”
So early one morning he squeezed through the bars
and tiptoes away past the slumbering guards.
When Sidney the rhino escapes from the zoo, he soon finds a delicious plum pie to tuck into. Unfortunately it belongs to Farmer Potts.
Spotting a pig nosing at the ground, Farmer Pots thinks he’s found the culprit. “No-one else has come by so it must have been you!”
When the pig denies involvement, Farmer Potts cries:
Rhino? What Rhino?
That cannot be true
There’s only one rhino
And he’s in the zoo!
After the horse and the sheep also get blamed for Sidney’s wrong-doing, they take matters into their own hands and, in a nod to Animal Farm, meet at the back of the shed to discuss what to do.
Will Sidney say sorry and make amends?
The jaunty rhyme and repeated refrains this raucous story is great for reading out loud and joining in, with an underlying message of saying sorry and making amends. Great fun!
Say Sorry Sidney was first published in 2009 as Rhino? What Rhino?
Illustrated by Sarah Horne
Published by Hachette Children’s Books, 2017
ISBN: 978-1444925203
“The perfect rhyming text and clever repetition create a winning combination for a story which is unbelievable fun to read aloud.”
“Any book with a rhino on the loose is going to strike a chord with young book fans. The strong rhythm and rhyme keeps everything ticking along at a nice pace. The repetition... will have children joining in with the words and heading towards reading for themselves. Rhino? What Rhino? is a light-hearted and silly book, with plenty going for it. There’s lots to giggle at and lots of fun to be had. Well worth a look.”
“A playful rhyming romp. Good fun for children who need to learn “please” and “thankyou”.”
