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Reviewed by Gabriella Harrison for Readers' Favorite
Lou the Big Horned Rhino: A Funny Rhyming Children's Book About Positive Self-Esteem by Papa Moose is a great book to teach children to appreciate and love themselves as they are. Lou is famous because of his big horn, which allows him to defeat all his opponents during The Rhino Games, but he feels insecure about the size of his horn. He feels it is too big and wants to have a smaller horn and be like all the other rhinos. One day, Lou sees a poster about a doctor who claims he can fix any imperfection and eagerly schedules an appointment with the doctor. However, Lou reconsiders his options when he meets a zebra who regrets his wish to become a horse.
I love how Lou the Big Horned Rhino teaches relevant life lessons in an engaging way with lovely illustrations by William Velasco. Through Lou, we learn that sometimes the things we’re ashamed of are what make us unique and are valuable to who we are. Lou also teaches that it’s good to stand up for friends when they are bullied by defending his zebra friend from lions. Children will also learn the importance of complimenting people, as it might just be what they need to stop feeling insecure. I also love the attention to detail in the illustrations. I felt this enhanced the storytelling, such as when Lou defeats Bruce, another rhino, during the games, and the look of astonishment on the face of Bruce’s supporter is evident. There is also a nice coloring activity at the end of the book. I recommend this book to preteen readers.
