"Both a Rhinoceros, and a Beetle!"
Two brothers. One big. One tiny. Zero idea they're different... but should that even matter?
"Both a Rhinoceros, and a Beetle!" is a delightful and heartwarming tale about family, friendship, and embracing what makes us unique.
Meet Rory, a tiny rhinoceros beetle who hatches in the cozy den of Ria, a gentle rhino mom who's just welcomed her own baby, Ricko. Without a second thought, Ria adopts Rory as one of her own-and just like that, a very unusual but unbreakable brotherhood begins.
As Rory and Ricko grow up side by side, they learn to celebrate each other's differences. Ricko is big, grey, and loves splashing in the pond and charging through bushes. Rory is small, shiny, and prefers climbing trees and sunbathing. But no matter what, they're always there for each other-two brothers, one herd, and lots of love.
Perfect for young readers, this story gently introduces themes of diversity, inclusion, and unconditional love-teaching children that differences aren't strange or mysterious-they're normal, and they make the world wonderfully diverse.