![]() ![]() Joan Heilbroner said she got the idea for her story from observations of daily life. Or perhaps the theme of turning a liability into a super-power is a part of the attraction. ![]() Eastman, of Go Dog Go and Are You My Mother? fame, add just the right touch of whimsy and humor to the story. However, I have had several library patrons, emerging readers of the twenty-first century, fall in love with Robert, too. ![]() I might credit nostalgia since I first read about Robert back when I was an emerging reader over fifty years ago. I honestly don’t know what it is about this story that makes it so appealing. Finally, of course, Robert’s sneezes save the day, foiling a bank robbery and making Robert an Allergic Hero. When Robert’s allergy, and the mighty sneezes that result from it, wreak havoc in one job, persistent Robert moves on to another job, trying to find his place in the world. A classic easy reader, first published in 1961, Robert the Rose Horse features faithful, hard-working Robert, a horse who has an unfortunate allergy to roses. ![]()
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