Peter Davies
The Adventures Of Rhonnie The Cross-eyed Rhino (And Friends) Is a series of eight short stories for young children of ages from very early learners to age 7 - 9 years. It would also be found entertaining and informative to some older children and adults alike.The lead or main character, Rhonnie, is a young Rhinoceros who is born with eyes that are crossed and from an early age he decides that he’s going to find a way to have his eyes straightened so that he will not appear different to his mother, his siblings and other rhinos. As he travels around, he discovers that life can be much harder for others and he learns to understand and accept this. Sometimes his efforts to get them straightened gets him into some scrapes and funny situations. Eventually he arrives at the conclusion that it isn’t so important and accepts his disability as just an annoyance and sets out his ambition to adjust to it and to become the best rhino he can possibly be. As he is growing up he makes many new friends and acquaintances. He is determined to have the best time he can and sets out on adventure after adventure with his friends. Nothing fazes him in his explorations and search for fun.All stories were written entirely by Peter Davies whilst looking for a productive hobby during the lock-down period caused by the COVID19 pandemic. Each story contains life lessons for the younger reader, also morals to adopt in developing life skills. He learns the importance of sharing. It deals with diversity issues and also natural systems including environmental and social harmony.
