Rosie Revere, Engineer: questions to ask and activities to try
Rosie loves building gadgets, but she's scared of being laughed at if they fail. A rhyming picture book about trying, failing and trying again.
What age is Rosie Revere, Engineer for?
Rosie Revere, Engineer is best for ages 4–8.
Rosie Revere, Engineer (Andrea Beaty and David Roberts)
- Age
- 4-8
- Best for
- Being afraid to fail, and keeping going when things go wrong
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Pause when the flying machine crashes and ask how Rosie feels. Then talk about what Aunt Rose said, and why the crash was really a success.
Is this book right for your child?
- Age
- 4–8 (Reception to Year 3)
- What they'll enjoy
- Rosie loves building gadgets, but she's scared of being laughed at if they fail. A rhyming picture book about trying, failing and trying again.
- Helps with
- Being afraid to fail, and keeping going when things go wrong
- Buy or borrow?
- Borrow it from the library first if you can. If your child asks for it again and again, it’s one worth owning, and the questions and activities on this page work best with the book open next to you.
What it helps with
- Fear of failing
- Mistakes and trying again
- Being laughed at
- Building and inventing
Comprehension and discussion questions for Rosie Revere, Engineer
Pick two or three, not all of them. “I don’t know” is a fine answer, and you can always come back to it another day.
- “Why did Rosie hide her inventions?”
- “What did Aunt Rose want to do?”
- “What happened to the flying machine?”
- “Why did Aunt Rose laugh and cheer?”
- “What’s something you tried that didn’t work the first time?”
- “What would you invent if you could?”
For the full list of questions and more, download the PDF below.
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5-minute activities to try together
Junk invention
Build an invention from boxes, tubes and tape. If it falls apart, celebrate the first try and improve it.
First-try cheer
Next time something goes wrong, cheer like Aunt Rose: ’Brilliant first try! What shall we change?’
Rosie Revere, Engineer activity sheet: printable worksheet and questions
All the questions and activities above on a ready-to-print activity sheet: questions tagged by reading skill with space to answer, a drawing and writing page with a self-check, and notes for the adult with curriculum links and a 20-minute session plan. Pay by card, PayPal or Payhip and download straight away.
- Page 1, talk about it: questions about the story, each tagged with the reading skill it practises, with space to answer or tick
- Page 2, my favourite part: a drawing box, a sentence starter and a “how did I do?” self-check
- Page 3, notes for the adult: curriculum links, a 20-minute session plan, extension activities, and support and challenge ideas
- Read it togetherEnjoy the story first.
- Ask 2 or 3 questionsFrom the list above, while everyone is calm.
- Print the activity sheetAn activity sheet with questions, a drawing page and notes for you.
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Use it as a lesson plan
Children can listen to Rosie Revere, Engineer, answer questions about it and give a reason for their ideas, and talk about fear of failing.
A 20-minute session for ages 4–8 (Reception to Year 3), for a class, a small group or one child at home.
- Warm up (2 minutes). Show the cover and read the title. Ask: “What do you think this story will be about?”
- Read aloud (6 minutes). Read it all the way through. Tip: Pause when the flying machine crashes and ask how Rosie feels. Then talk about what Aunt Rose said, and why the crash was really a success.
- Talk about it (4 minutes). Pick two or three of the comprehension and discussion questions above. “Why did Rosie hide her inventions?” works well to start.
- Activity (6 minutes). Do Junk invention. Build an invention from boxes, tubes and tape. If it falls apart, celebrate the first try and improve it. Children who finish early can try First-try cheer.
- Wrap up (2 minutes). Ask each child for one thing they will remember from the story, and why.
Want to go further? The Rosie Revere, Engineer activity sheet has these questions with space to answer, a drawing and writing page, and notes for the adult.
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- Best for
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- Age
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- Best for
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- Age
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- Best for
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- Age
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By the Growing Wise team · Last reviewed: 25 October 2026
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