The Red-Hot Rattoons

by Elizabeth Winthrop, Betsy Lewin (Illustrator)

Will these tap-dancing country rats make it big in the city?
Armed with a boom box, costumes, and city maps, five tap-dancing country rats set off to seek their fame in Rat Hollow―a rat community that pulses with a life all its own beneath the streets of New York City.

A rollicking fun-filled adventure, The Red-Hot Rattoons tells the story of a band of lovable characters whose loyalty to one another proves more important than fame and glory.

Genres: Fantasy, Animals, Fiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2003

About the author

ELIZABETH WINTHROP ALSOP (www.elizabethwinthropalsop.com), is the author of over sixty works of fiction for all ages, including ISLAND JUSTICE and IN MY MOTHER'S HOUSE, both available as e-books.

DAUGHTER OF SPIES: Wartime Secrets, Family Lies, her memoir about her parents' love affair during World War II and her own childhood in 1950s Washington as the daughter of a famous journalist, will be published October 25, 2022 by Regal House.

Her short story, The Golden Darters, was selected by Best American Short Stories by Robert Stone and was recently read on SELECTED SHORTS by the renowned actress, Ann Dowd. She is the author of the memoir piece, Don't Knock Unless You're Bleeding; Growing Up in Cold War Washington.The daughter of Stewart Alsop, the political journalist, she divides her time between New York City and the Berkshires.

Her historical novel, COUNTING ON GRACE was chosen as a Notable Book of the Year by the American Library Association, the National Council of Social Studies, the International Reading Association and the Children’s Book Council among others. The novel has also been nominated for state book awards in Vermont, Virginia, Kentucky, Kansas, Missouri,Indiana, Hawaii and Arizona.

THE CASTLE IN THE ATTIC and its sequel, THE BATTLE FOR THE CASTLE, were nominated for twenty-three state book awards and are considered children’s fantasy classics.

Her popular picture books include DUMPY LA RUE, SHOES,DOG SHOW, SQUASHED IN THE MIDDLE and most recently, THE FIRST CHRISTMAS STOCKING and THE BIGGEST PARADE. Two of her recent books for older children are THE RED-HOT RATTOONS, a comic fantasy novel and DEAR MR. PRESIDENT, Letters from a Milltown Girl, a work of historical fiction set in western Massachusetts.

For more information, www.elizabethwinthrop.com

Reviews

[Marsha Valance · Rating 3 out of 5]

Five orphaned rats travel to New York City to dance professionally.

[Alberto Jacobo Baruqui · Rating 4 out of 5]

La divertida historia de 5 ratas que para lograr el sueño que llevan en sus venas de bailar en el "Boom Boom Room", tienen que superar los obstáculos que se les presenten y complementarse unos con otros con sus defectos y virtudes para avanzar en su camino, y ¿por qué no? lograr si es posible un sueño aún mas ambicioso.
Sus 224 páginas llevan una juvenil historia que va acompañada de valores importantes; los 5 hermanos Benny, Fletcher, Ella, Woody y Monk, me hicieron pasar con mis hijos unos divertidos momentos camino a su escuela. Sencillez y alegría en la lectura. AJ

[Mya · Rating 4 out of 5]

this book is fun and it has a pretty good and exiting story to is. its a fun book to read.

[DilanAc · Rating 2 out of 5]

Amusing for the 8 - 10 year old set. Some intriguing details about the Rat Hollow (a special rat world underneath NYC) but no character development. No emotional impact.