Rose is a stuffed bunny who loves to play and read with the little boy she lives with. One day, Rose discovers one of her threads is loose. She tries to ignore it, but she feels compelled to pull and pull...and pull. She pulls until she gets a hole in her arm and stuffing falls out and she can no longer turn the pages of the books for the little boy. Rose is embarrassed of herself and tries to hide it, but eventually the problem gets too big for her to handle it on her own and she needs to ask for help.

This book teaches children about worrying and how worrying too much can keep them from having fun or getting things done, and how they can ask for help when they need it. I really liked how in the ending it spoke about how Rose was allowed to worry from time to time, but she didn't let it get the best of her anymore.

Note: I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley. I was not compensated in any other fashion for the review and the opinions reflected below are entirely my own. Special thanks to the publisher and author for providing the copy.

This cute tale about a child's toy that starts realizing that it's unraveling is a great metaphor illustrating what it's like to get so obsessed with one flaw that we forget our good qualities. Unraveling Rose allows for us to see that while we might have flaws, we need to focus on what we can fix and what we can do verses being stuck on the negative.

This was a great introduction to mental health and obsessive thoughts for a young child. The illustrations were beautiful and just the whole concept of the book was incredible. I feel like plenty of children would be able to relate to the book, and it would help them understand their thoughts and feelings a bit easier.

Adorable. The illustrations are beautiful and the story is sweet and important. Both my little ones loved this book and keep asking for it every night.

Wow. This little picture book hit me hard, even as an adult. I don't think I know of any other picture book that depicts someone with OCD or anxiety. I never thought I could relate to a stuffed animal. I think a book like this is so important for people of all ages, not just children. It is for kids to see themselves in a character and for adults as well, and also for adults to understand that children are people, too and they can have OCD, anxiety, depression...etc.

I loved everything about this story. I loved that the art style was pink and cutesy, even though the story was about a cute bunny and a little boy. I'm glad for no gender stereotyping.

Parts of it made me sad, but there was hope. I like how it ended. The book had a message, but it wasn't so over powering, in your face, preachy like some kid books can be. Kids with OCD and anxiety will relate. Kids who do not have OCD/anxiety will just find a fun, cute story.

The art was so pretty.

This was a cute and refreshing children's book with a major topic of OCD/anxiety. My daughter loved this one. I thought it was an impressive book showing kids who suffer from OCD and or anxiety that they are not alone. Here we have Rose, a stuffed bunny who loves her owner, a little boy. One day she finds a thread of coming off of her. She thinks about it a lot and she pulls on it which makes it worse. She was focused on not being perfect. Thank you Schiffer Publishing for a copy via netgalley. Recommend!

This is a wonderful way to let kids who are struggling with OCD or anxiety know that they are not alone and that things don't have to be perfect. The only change I would make to this book is that I wish that Rose had asked her friend to help sew her up to let kids know that they don't have to fix everything themselves and to show them that asking for help when they feel in over their heads is a good thing.

I received a copy from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

*thank you to Schiffer Publi­shing Ltd and Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*

5 stars.
Wow, a book for little kids about a major topic like OCD. These days it is unfortunately much more common than it use to be, so addresssing this issue in a way for children to understand, and to also help adults see it in a childs way, is quite important. The author does a wonderful job of doing this and that along with the beautiful illustrations, makes this a very good book for all ages. Rose is an adorable little bunny who simply lost her way and was so focused on not being perfect, that she ended up missing out on the truly importing things, like love. Thankful dear Rose realised this and was able to overcome her worries.

A beautiful book, well worth reading. I will probably end up buying this when its released.

This was a delightful book for kids that explains a complex situation in a way that is easy for them to understand. Children with obsessive compulsive disorder might not realize they exhibit obsessive behavior. Unraveling Rose has adorable illustrations, and using a toy battling OCD was clever. The author could have just as easily written about the boy in this book having obsessive behavior, but it was gentle to use a stuffed toy. A child's imagination has no bounds. I'm sure they already wonder what their toys are up to when they leave the room. After reading Unraveling Rose, I'm sure kids might wonder if their toys are just like them too.

This book touched my heart. The story is about a stuffed bunny that loves her life with her human companion-a boy. Then one day, something horrible happens, a thread comes loose and she begins to pull at it, making it worse. Of course, those of us who have ever had stuffed animals know pulling a loose thread is the worst thing to do-making all the stuffing come out-which is what happens to Rose the bunny, The thread is all she can think about and after losing her stuffing, Rose feels lost and unlike herself. However, Rose takes action and stitches her self up, replacing the stuffing, only to find that the original loose string is still there and that is okay. When things aren't perfect, it is okay and when you can't control everything things will be okay. This story was heart-warming for so many reasons. First, I must mention that Rose, a girl stuffed bunny, is the toy and companion of a young boy who has tea parties and read books which is a beautiful and refreshing illustration of childhood and how boys do not have to only play with cars and trucks and action figures. Secondly, the way the author subtly and simply illustrates Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and even more so - anxiety itself is beautiful. Tackling these types of topics for young children and through picture books is a feat in itself, however this author and illustrator handle these issues tactfully. I would highly recommend this book to parents and caregivers of children with OCD or anxiety and even to older children and adults who may have these disorders and need something to understand that its okay. Very beautiful story.

This is a lovely book, I loved the story and the underlying meaning. The images were great and they really helped tell the story - definitely one I'd recommend - 4 stars!

I really enjoyed this. The art was wonderful and so was the story.

You fall in love with adorable Rose bunny from the first time you see her on the front cover. She is so sweet and delights in the little boy who owns her. Together they engage in life as they play in the park, read books together (where she gets to turn the pages), paint awesome pictures and thoroughly enjoy each other's non-stop company.

Then one day she discovers a loose thread on her arm. She becomes transfixed on it and starts to pull it and pull it but it just keeps unraveling. She creates such a gap that her stuffing starts to fall out and her arm becomes deflated and useless. Fearful and frustrated poor Rose finds she can no longer join in the fun with her beloved boy and do the things they love to do together.

Downhearted and despondent Rose feels hopeless. What is a little bunny to do? Can she mend her arm and start enjoying life once again with her best friend? This story is the perfect segue to discuss with your children how to cope with OCD tendencies and how to help them back on track to once again enjoy living life to its fullest. The author has added a section at the end of the book identifying and coping with OCD which will be helpful to parents, caregivers and educators. I highly recommend this book.

To me this book is a bit disturbing. Rose is a bunny, but as she ages her string starts to unravel. Soon she can not even use her arms. Until she picks, herself back up, stuffs herself, and sews herself back together. She learns to ignore the hanging strings and everything is alright in the world again. This title is supposed to be about obsessive compulsive disorder, but this adult reader sees it so much darker, and I don't want to see it that way. This bunny is unraveling so much that her body does not work. Like she is disappearing, almost as if she is going towards death. Hopefully most children will not see such a dark side to such a pinkly perfect book, but because of this, it will not be added to my collection.

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I think the story is cute, but a little to simple. The illustrations are captivating but a little too predictable.

The story of Rose and her unraveling was an excellent way to best a tale about OCD. This would be a perfect book to have on hand for elementary counselling offices to work through with young children struggling with this illness. I can see a great deal of discussion surrounding the story and many points of application.

I love that the book has a rabbit wearing a pink dress as the companion to a little boy.

This is a great book if you need to explain OCD to a young child and I definitely itely recommend it for that purpose.

Rose is a stuffed rabbit that loves to do things with her boy. They color, they read and they play together. One day Rose notices that there is a loose thread coming from her arm... and try as she may, she cannot leave that loose thread alone. As she pulls and pulls she begins to lose herself--her shape and her stuffing.

Finally, she realizes that in her attempts to fix herself that she is making it worse--so, she stuffs the stuffing back inside and use a needle and thread to sew herself back together. All of that, leaves her with just s short thread hanging down. And that is okay, because she can again do the things that she loves.

This was a sweet story that, though I didn't realize it until the end, is meant to bring light to childhood OCD.

Unraveling Rose consists of some delightful watercolour imagery and a sweet story about Rose the rabbit who notices a loose thread and struggles to deal with this imperfection, and likes to have everything 'just so'. This book is undoubtedly aimed at a very young group, and I do have mixed feelings about the need to produce a book centred around OCD for those so young. Yes, parents may notice these traits in their young children, but I'm not sure that there is the need to share this book with them. I'm not sure entirely what it is, but something doesn't sit quite right with me about this - I wish I could put it succinctly into words!

For older children who may be aware that their behaviours are perhaps unusual and verging on OCD, this would be a useful topic to address and help them with, but not at the age this book is targeted at. The part of the message I do agree with, however, is that it's okay not to be perfect.

As a parent I think this is a fantastic book. The illustrations are simple but elegant and help make the story more poignant. Best of all I loved the lesson being taught that you shouldn’t focus on your flaws and trying to be perfect or you will miss out on the world around you. It’s a great lesson that if we can really impress upon our kids then hopefully when they’ll still remember it when they hit those god-awful teen years. I also liked that there was never a point that the boy mentioned the ‘flaw’ because all he saw was his friend who he wanted to spend time with regardless if she was perfect or not.

I read this with my daughter and the first time through all she got from it was how pretty the bunny was and she liked that she and the bunny were into the same things. Then we talked about the deeper lessons in play and went back over the story. That time she paid closer attention to why the bunny was pulling at the string and the activities she missed out on due it and that made a huge impact on her.

From both a parent and kid point of view we give this FIVE paws up!