Rahoola's Song

Overview

With rhyme, humor, and a creative storyline, this picture book values simple joys over materialism, helping parents teach lessons about greed, addiction, and the confusion that may follow loss. Rahoola is a happy and contented raccoon until a stranger visits with alarming news—his cousin has been eaten by bears and has bequeathed him a house full of things. Devastated, Rahoola drags himself to his cousin’s home, where he quickly becomes captivated with his new possessions. Forgetting everything he was, and all he was not, Rahoola becomes a different raccoon, driven by the pursuit of more and more things, until a surprising turn of events reveals the truth about his pile of stuff.

Reviews

“I’ve seen a lot in my time and this book is genuinely sweet, a bit naughty, and very relevant for kids. Rahoola’s Song is a story that truly sings.”  —Martha Atwater, producer, Clifford the Big Red Dog

Author Biography

Robert Anke is a writer and illustrator who has taught various subjects in elementary and middle school for 12 years, currently teaching art in the San Francisco Bay area. His comic strip Running in the Halls was printed in the Contra Costa Sun. He lives in Contra Costa, California.