First published 1995
Marvin loves Rosie even though she causes trouble for everyone else on the dairy farm. The other cows behave themselves, but Rosie kicks and acts mean to the farmhands. She gives Marvin's family nothing but headaches. Still, five-year-old Marvin has formed a deep bond with the difficult cow. When his parents decide to sell Rosie, Marvin feels heartbroken. The loss becomes even harder when his family packs up and moves to a different dairy farm. Marvin must leave behind everything familiar and start over in a new place. Without Rosie and without his old home, Marvin struggles with feelings of sadness and displacement. This gentle story explores how children form unexpected attachments and cope with the pain of separation and change.
Genres: fiction, family-life, realistic-fiction
Vibes: emotional, gentle, intimate
Tropes: found-family, unexpected-attachment
Setting: Dairy Farm
Period: 20th-Century
64 pages · Paperback · A Trumpet Club Special Edition/ The Trumpet Club Inc