Little Rat Rides

         Chapter Book # 2

          AUTHOR: Monika Bang-Campbell

          TITLE: Little Rat Rides

          ILLUSTRATOR: Molly Bang 

          GENRE: Fiction Chapter Picture Book

          THEME: Learning to face your fears

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY CHARACTERS: 
          Little Rat and Pee Wee

AWARD(S): Gryphon Award for Children’s Literature 
         2005

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2004 Harcourt.

This is the second book in a trio of adventures with Little Rat.    Little Rat has always dreamed of riding a horse like Daddy Rat. When the time comes she almost changes her mind because she’s frightened, no one ever said her horse Pee Wee would be so big.  After a fall and having her little foot stepped on by Pee Wee’s big hoof, Little Rat faces her fears and conquers them.  This book is humorous and the illustrations are vibrant.  The lesson is how to face your fears and the confidence that comes from doing so.