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Name: Who wants a cheap rhinoceros?
Rating: 2.5 (2 reviews)
Author: Shel Silverstein

📘 Who wants a cheap rhinoceros? by Shel Silverstein

In this playful children's story, a rhinoceros integrates into a family’s domestic routine—devouring disappointing report cards, tiptoeing to the kitchen for a midnight snack, and collecting any spare allowance it can find. The book explores the humor that can arise when an unlikely animal becomes a household companion, turning ordinary chores and mishaps into light‑hearted adventures. Children will delight in the rhino’s cheeky antics and the gentler themes of friendship and responsibility.

First publish date: 1964

Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books

Authors: Shel Silverstein

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