The raccoon sidekick

Rummage

A small raccoon with a rainbow bead necklace. The crew is named after him.

Look for: Knee-high grey raccoon with a black mask, a striped tail, a rainbow bead necklace and a striped shoulder bag.
Favourite: Shiny things, toolboxes and fence-top views

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About Rummage

Rummage is a small, friendly raccoon who lives along the backyard fence. He wears a rainbow bead necklace and a striped shoulder bag.

Raccoons love to rummage through things, and so does the crew: every Saturday they go hunting for old things that need a new home. That is where the name The Rummage Crew comes from.

Look for Rummage on every spread. He peeks over fences, hides in toolboxes and rides along on the parade.

Coming nextIn Book 2, The Case of the Tipped-Over Bin, someone keeps knocking over the recycling bin. Rummage does not look sorry at all.

Rummage in The Secret of the Squeaky Wagon

Rummage the raccoon peeks over the backyard fence, wearing his rainbow bead necklace, while Aria paints and Julius stretches on the deck.

Try it with Rummage: find rummage

Open the book to any page.
Find Rummage before the grown-up finishes reading the page.
Count how many pages he appears on.
Where is his sneakiest hiding spot?

Want to know about real raccoons? Read our 10 raccoon facts for kids.

Questions about Rummage

Who is Rummage in The Rummage Crew?

Rummage is the raccoon sidekick of the Rummage Crew. A small raccoon with a rainbow bead necklace. The crew is named after him.

Why is it called The Rummage Crew?

The series is named after Rummage the raccoon. Raccoons rummage through things, and every Saturday the crew goes rummaging for old things that need a new home.