A wonderful book for children. Had the pleasure of listening to LeVar Burton narrate the story. Excellent for teaching about loss, recovery, and community, as well as for changing the societal stigmas/perceptions around pain, emotions, and strength.

LeVar Burton, the longtime host of the popular kids series Reading Rainbow, tackles the difficulty of talking with kids about tragic events in The Rhino Who Swallowed the Storm. When tragedies happen in life, Burton believes that the way to help children through them is through story. This is Burton's first foray into authoring a children's book and in a way, you can tell. It does comes off a tad heavy-handed, but at the same time, it also feels like it's coming from a heartfelt and genuine plac...

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2020 was a tough year for our kids. Mine haven’t been able to go back to school in person since March 2020, and we still don’t have any idea of when in-person schooling will start again. They have had to adapt to a new normal where they can’t go play with friends in a playground, have playdates, or go places where we would normally go. The Rhino Who Swallowed A Storm is the perfect book to read to kids at this time. But it is the perfect book to read at any time really. Many children go through

Are you a human? Have you ever been sad? Have you ever been scared? If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, you should read this book. It's wonderful. My copy is gone, as my mother appropriated it (after reading it) to give to a small child.The artwork is charming and simple. The story seems plain, but isn't. The theme is rather dark, if you think about it, but the ending is lovely.

Loved this book! Great for dealing with tragic events that are outside our control. Beautiful pictures & story.

I think this book depicts depression as the mental health aspect. The storm the rhino swallowed was all of the things that were making him depressed. When the storm was swallowed he fell into a deep hole which I think was showing when he was at the deepest of his depression. When his friends helped him out of the hole, a bunch of other animals gave him advice and words of wisdom to help him feel better. He finally let go of the storm and was able to cry and he realized that his friends would alw...

This is one of those truly special books that works on multiple levels for a range of audiences, has lovely narrative, and beautiful, creative illustrations.

Very cute!-

Prompt: faunaContinuing my LeVar binge-listen as he reads his own book. I liked the cadence and rhymes, very soothing.

This is a cute story about a mouse reading a story about a rhino to his daughter. Everything in this book rhymed, so that was a cool, unique add to the book.This book also covered depression and unhappiness. The main character changes his mindset because the animals around him were heroes to him. There was a lot of great lines in this book: "Allowing yourself to start feeling your feelings is the very first step on the journey toward healing.""It doesn't much matter if you're fast or you're slow...

“The Rhino Who Swallowed a Storm” is a truly special story that exemplifies animal fantasy in several ways. It’s an imagined story with animal characters who behave like people do. They live in a setting that couldn’t exist in the real world but seems like it could be real. Additionally, it has a touching lesson at the end that expresses relevant wisdom of today’s culture. In the beginning, Mica Mouse is afraid during a storm. Flashing back to the year before when her house was destroyed by a hu...

“The Rhino Who Swallowed a Storm”1. Awards the book received: This book has not received any awards to date.2. Appropriate Grade Level(s): This book is appropriate for first through third grade.3. Summary: Mica is afraid of a rain storm that was passing over her head. To comfort her, Mica’s father told her the story of the rhino who swallowed the storm. Along his journey, the rhino was afraid of the storm. Though he conquered the storm with the help of friends along his trip. The moral for Mica

I appreciate the fact that this book strives to drive home the idea that books can help put tragic events into context for youngsters, but I felt like the story was too long and the message too in your face, as if it wasn't completely spelled out the reader would miss it. The rhyming text got on my nerves and the digital artwork felt too cartoony for a story that, at least in the beginning, had an oral storytelling flavor to it for me.I think I approached this expecting to love it and felt let d...

This book was part of Levar Reads series where he live-streams reading books (during this COVID-19 time of lockdown/isolation).I love the illustrations. I thought it was cool that we get a story in a story. Look for the helpers. Know you're not alone. It's ok to cry. Let out that tension of your storm. The more you keep it bottled up, the more damage it causes inside of you. This is a fantastic story about allowing others to help you during a rough situation. It's good for every age.

Having had this book read to me by the author in a large auditorium at ala midwinter for my first experience, I found it quite charming.

This was a really fun and enjoyable children's book. It has everything that young children love in a book, but best of all, there's an actual deep meaning to this book that will resonate with all ages.

I was gifted a copy of The Rhino who Swallowed a Storm by LeVar Burton and Susan Schaefer Bernardo. It is a great read for older kids 8-13 years old who are struggling with grief, worry or anxiety. It tells the Story of a Rhino who swallows his feelings during a tragic event. He learns through his friends and moving forward in his journey specific strategies to cope such as feel his feelings, breathe deeply and turn to loved ones for support and love. #ReadYourWorld #MCBD2022 #innerflowerchild w...

I loved this book. How do you explain to a kid what happens when they keep their feelings in? This book explains how that when bad things happen you need to let your feelings out and let others help you. Read it to my 5 year old and we both loved it and the questions at the end were great for sparking conversation.