Cinnamon's Day Out

Written & illustrated by Susan L. Roth

A gerbil escapes its cage, exploring a world of adventure and danger.

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32 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Cinnamon, a curious gerbil, escapes its cage and embarks on a thrilling journey through a house transformed into a vast world. From scaling mountains to encountering a fierce wolf, Cinnamon's adventure is filled with excitement and peril. As rugs become meadows and the family cat looms like a tiger, will Cinnamon find its way back home? This vibrant tale, illustrated with colorful collages, invites young readers to see the familiar through new eyes and discover the extraordinary in the everyday. Join Cinnamon on this heartwarming quest and uncover the wonders of home.

From the publisher

A charming gerbil’s-eye view of the world outside its cageFrom the author-artist of My Love for You comes a delightful new book illustrated in her trademark bright collages and starring one of the most popular pets for children today. When a busy gerbil called Cinnamon chews its way up to the sky one morning, it begins an exciting adventure in the great world outside its cage. Setting off to explore, Cinnamon descends a mountain…finds a city…meets a fierce wolf…even takes a ride on a train! In colorful mixed-media collages, award-winning artist Susan L. Roth has captured a gerbil’s-eye view of its owner’s household, where a rug becomes a meadow and a cat is a hungry tiger. Young children will delight in correctly identifying the scenes that make up Cinnamon’s giant-sized adventure – and they’re sure to agree that at day’s end, there’s no place like home.

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