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Connie and Rollo
Two tales about two kids each with a surprising way of speech. Where other babies begin with Mum and Dad, Connie begins with One, two, three. As she turns into a human calculator, her parents find some serious drawbacks. And Rollo speaks in rhyme - can life be lived completely in verse?
80 pages, Paperback
First published May 11, 1995
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About the author
Dick King-Smith
328 books309 followersDick King-Smith was born and raised in Gloucestershire, England, surrounded by pet animals. After twenty years as a farmer, he turned to teaching and then to writing children's books.
Dick writes mostly about animals: farmyard fantasy, as he likes to call it, often about pigs, his special favorites. He enjoys writing for children, meeting the children who read his books, and knowing that they get enjoyment from what he does.
Among his well-loved books is Babe, The Gallant Pig, which was recently made into a major motion picture, and was nominated for an Academy Award.
Dick lived with his wife in a small 17th-century cottage, about three miles from the house where he was born.
Dick writes mostly about animals: farmyard fantasy, as he likes to call it, often about pigs, his special favorites. He enjoys writing for children, meeting the children who read his books, and knowing that they get enjoyment from what he does.
Among his well-loved books is Babe, The Gallant Pig, which was recently made into a major motion picture, and was nominated for an Academy Award.
Dick lived with his wife in a small 17th-century cottage, about three miles from the house where he was born.
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March 23, 2019
I love reading with my kids, in fact it's embedded in our bedtime routine. Tonight's book was Connie and Rollo and after previous King-Smith books I was looking forward to another wonderful tale. How sadly disappointed and appalled I am.
I don't wish to speak ill of the departed but this book comes under the heading of What a Load of S**T.
Look away now SPOILER ALERT. This book is about an incredibly smart and gifted little girl and her capacity for Math. At first her parents (who are represented as just ordinary Joe and Joan parents doing the best they can) are amazed and delighted to have a child of such intelligence, imagine a two year old that can do math, imagine the possibilities for the child and also the parents. Very soon these parents become resentful of her intelligence and Connie's behavior (which she could only have learned from her parents as she is only two) deteriorates to that of a spoiled and unappreciated brat. The awful thing is her parents like crabs in a bucket rejoice at her undoing.
If you have hopes that your children will go further than you and achieve what you only dreamed then you should not read them this book. If you want the best for the child and encourage their gifts and help them to be the best they can, you should not read this at all.
In this book King-Smith not only leaves him self down, but parents and children everywhere.
For me I will be burning this book as I sip my wine and ponder WTF in it's yellow and blue flames...
I don't wish to speak ill of the departed but this book comes under the heading of What a Load of S**T.
Look away now SPOILER ALERT. This book is about an incredibly smart and gifted little girl and her capacity for Math. At first her parents (who are represented as just ordinary Joe and Joan parents doing the best they can) are amazed and delighted to have a child of such intelligence, imagine a two year old that can do math, imagine the possibilities for the child and also the parents. Very soon these parents become resentful of her intelligence and Connie's behavior (which she could only have learned from her parents as she is only two) deteriorates to that of a spoiled and unappreciated brat. The awful thing is her parents like crabs in a bucket rejoice at her undoing.
If you have hopes that your children will go further than you and achieve what you only dreamed then you should not read them this book. If you want the best for the child and encourage their gifts and help them to be the best they can, you should not read this at all.
In this book King-Smith not only leaves him self down, but parents and children everywhere.
For me I will be burning this book as I sip my wine and ponder WTF in it's yellow and blue flames...
May 9, 2021
3.5 This book contains two unique and entertaining stories sure to spark the imaginations of younger readers (6-10 yrs old). Both tales revolve around individuals with unusual talents, have great illustrations dotted through them and contain a slightly darker undertone which will ensure they are enjoyed time and time again as their readers get a little older!
August 31, 2013
found it in little brothers shelves and was a real quick read .. i literally read this book in like 8-10 mins.. i was okay..given the really short length of the book, there really couldn't have been any more well developed plots ..good for little kids.. :)
February 11, 2015
I read this when I was really little and I remember thinking it was kinda strange but I liked it. I don't know. My little sister is reading it now
July 18, 2018
I very much enjoyed the humour in these 2 short stories. In particular the story of Rollo. A great way to introduce rhyming and in turn poetry.
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