Rose Saves the Firefighters
There’s a lot to see and tell in this gorgeously written picture book.
Anke Kranendonk’s adventurous, action-packed and fast-paced picture book turns things upside down when a fire brigade needs to be rescued by the bravest little girl in the park.
It’s a swelteringly hot day, and the park has filled with people enjoying the weather. Among them are seven firemen lying on the grass, cooling down with an ice cream. But then they get a call to put out a fire. Wheels screeching, they’re in such a rush around a bend that their fire engine flips over. Everyone in the park looks on in horror. The firemen are helpless. What now?
Luckily, little Roos is here to save the day. She saw the accident unfold, and she’s the only one who knows what to do!
“When Roosje saw the fire engine take flight,
she grabbed the hose and pulled with all her might.
Without looking to the left or right,
she rushed down Linde lane to fire-fight!”
Writer Anke Kranendonk’s story was inspired by an adventure from her own life. Following a clear rhyme scheme and written in clear language, the rhythmic poetic verses are made for reading aloud. Illustrator Puck Koper uses vivid colours and lively images to draw readers further into the action and drive the story about the fearless Roos.
Featuring lively illustrations by Zilveren Penseel winner Puck Koper
Written in an expressive and original style
Anke Kranendonk has been a writer for over thirty years. Creating works for all ages, including adults, she has developed an ability to present light-hearted yet deeply perceptive portrayals of complex situations. Several of her books are inspired by events from her own life. One of them is Roos redt de brandweer, drawing on the day she saw a fire engine topple over and decided to rescue the brigade herself! While she never did go that far, she wrote a story about it – in verse, a new challenge that she has thoroughly enjoyed.
Puck Koper is an illustrator from Rotterdam, the Netherlands. She graduated from Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam with a BA in Illustration in 2012, and in 2017 she gained a distinction in her MA in Children’s Book illustration from Cambridge School of Art. Puck lives in Rotterdam on the most Dutch street you can imagine, complete with sailing boats, drawbridges and a windmill. 'Where Is Your Sister?' is Puck's debut picture book.