Rollo's Wet Surprise
Rollo is a dog that goes to work with his owner, Jim. Jim is a builder and when he is working, Rollo loves to explore all the different homes Jim and his team of builders work at.
One day, the builders are moving lots of big, heavy windows to a safe area. Rollo begins to explore this new part of the garden, and sniffs around.
While Rollo is exploring, he gets a very wet surprise.
Educational Resources
The inspiration for Rollo's Wet Surprise came from an actual event. My family were having the house rennovated by Beecraft Pty Ltd. Each team of builders has a site manager. Our site manager, Jamie, brought his dog, Rocky, to work every day. Rocky was a very large, sweet natured, gentle giant who weighed 55kg and was 6 years old. Our window delivery arrived early, so Jamie and Alex had to store the windows somewhere. they decided to put them in the pool area where they would be safe. Rocky decided to follow them into the pool area and tried to walk across the pool, not realising what a pool cover was. He fell in. Lucky Rocky could swim and get out. It was a funny event that ended well, but I wanted to write a story about it, to show how important watr safety is.
Teaching Notes
These teachers' notes have been written by Penny Macoun. These notes are for educational purposes and contain the following sections: synopsis, about the author, about the illustrator, links to the Australian curriculum (Foundation to Year 2), and themes.
Rollo's Wet Surprise STEM Education
Teaching resources created by Romi Sharp, Books On Tour PR & Marketing. These activities contain links to the Australian Curriculum, discussion questions, positive communication activities and paper tube craft activities.
Paws Paddles - Article by Penny Macoun
This is an article I wrote about keeping yourself and pets safe around water.
Exploring Rollo's Wet Surprise with Penny Macoun
This interview gives a few insights into the creation of Rollo's Wet Surprise.
Meet The Author: Penny Macoun
This interview gives insights into how I approach writing and the creation of Rollo's Wet Surprise.
Penny Macoun creates a SPLASH!
This is an introduction to myself and illustrator, Paul Nash.
Testimonials
Rollo’s Wet Surprise is a lovely book and a great picture for kids who are learning to read. Some parts are funny and some are a little sad. It’s cool that’s it’s from the dogs point of view ‘cause it makes it funny and like Rollo is actually talking.
Emma, aged 9
I liked Rollo's Wet Surprise because he is really funny and he is different to dogs I know, because he doesn't like water.
Daniel, aged 9