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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
Picture book
For toddler-early elementary
Rabbit means well, but is always getting himself and Mouse into trouble. Rabbit tries to rescue Mouse's plane from a tree using a variety of animals.
The premise of the book is simple, and has certainly been done before in the world of picture books. At first, it seems that Rabbit will try one animal after another to get Mouse's plane out of the tree, but instead he piles these strangely compliant beasts into an improbable tower. In the end, it's the combination of the two friends that rescues the airplane, and before you know it they're headed into trouble again. The humor is a strong point, seen in both the slapstick plot, the subtly of facial expressions, and the unlikely scenes of Rabbit carrying a deer, crocodile, bear and goose across the page.
The story is told in only a few words, with many pages containing only illustrations. It almost doesn't need a few of the descriptive sentences, like "The animals were not happy." We can gather that information from the way they stare down Rabbit, and the way Rabbit gazes out at the reader in fear. However, with the illustrations are beautifully distracting - bold but gentle, with thick black outlines around each object and twisting, dotted lines showing the trajectory of the plane. Younger children would enjoy identifying the animals, while older children could provide narration for the story, make predictions, and laugh over slapstick elements.
The School Library Journal is brief, summarizing the plot and pointing out the strength of the illustrations. Booklist points out the effective use of sequencing, but focusing more on description than analysis.
For toddler-early elementary
Rabbit means well, but is always getting himself and Mouse into trouble. Rabbit tries to rescue Mouse's plane from a tree using a variety of animals.
The premise of the book is simple, and has certainly been done before in the world of picture books. At first, it seems that Rabbit will try one animal after another to get Mouse's plane out of the tree, but instead he piles these strangely compliant beasts into an improbable tower. In the end, it's the combination of the two friends that rescues the airplane, and before you know it they're headed into trouble again. The humor is a strong point, seen in both the slapstick plot, the subtly of facial expressions, and the unlikely scenes of Rabbit carrying a deer, crocodile, bear and goose across the page.
The story is told in only a few words, with many pages containing only illustrations. It almost doesn't need a few of the descriptive sentences, like "The animals were not happy." We can gather that information from the way they stare down Rabbit, and the way Rabbit gazes out at the reader in fear. However, with the illustrations are beautifully distracting - bold but gentle, with thick black outlines around each object and twisting, dotted lines showing the trajectory of the plane. Younger children would enjoy identifying the animals, while older children could provide narration for the story, make predictions, and laugh over slapstick elements.
The School Library Journal is brief, summarizing the plot and pointing out the strength of the illustrations. Booklist points out the effective use of sequencing, but focusing more on description than analysis.
Mouse's friend Rabbit gives him an airplane. He puts Mouse in the plane and flies it. The plane gets stuck in a tree. He comes up with an idea to get it out, which only creates more trouble with the other animals. Shows that Rabbit has good intentions and Mouse appreciates that even if it gets them into trouble.
I really enjoyed the pictures in this book, but didn't feel that the story matched their quality.
I really enjoyed the pictures in this book, but didn't feel that the story matched their quality.
The illustrations that were done for this book were wonderful. You could really see all the work that was put into all of the wood carvings that were made for this piece.
I enjoyed the bold dark lines and vivid colors of the illustrations and the story itself made me giggle.
2003 Winner
2003 Winner
2003 Caldecott
Bold colors in this simple story with a mouse and a rabbit. Kids will like the other animals as they enter the story. Maybe a 3.5 I liked the anticipation that builds on how to get the toy plane out of the tree.
Part of my quest to read these simple imaginative books that promote great art.
Bold colors in this simple story with a mouse and a rabbit. Kids will like the other animals as they enter the story. Maybe a 3.5 I liked the anticipation that builds on how to get the toy plane out of the tree.
Part of my quest to read these simple imaginative books that promote great art.
In My Friend Rabbit, Rabbit and Mouse attempt to get a toy plane out of a tree. While they are good friends, Mouse is always astounded by Rabbit’s troublesome problem solving skills. With limited words, readers must use the lively pictures to explain what goes wrong.
Great book that truly illustrates the relationship between pictures and words in stories! Students enjoyed it read aloud.
Very clever and funny story for a beginning reader. Great for kids 2 and up at least. It is almost a wordless picture book.
The artwork has a nice style and the character of mouse and rabbit are interesting. I love seeing rabbit holding a hippo over his head and other animals. It is so silly and we have all known someone like rabbit. By trying to be so helpful, they just bring on more trouble.
The setup is Rabbit gets mouse’s plane stuck in a tree. Rabbit has an idea to get it out. The nephew loved this silly tale. He gave it 4 stars. We were both laughing at the story. It’s cute. My niece didn’t read it.
The artwork has a nice style and the character of mouse and rabbit are interesting. I love seeing rabbit holding a hippo over his head and other animals. It is so silly and we have all known someone like rabbit. By trying to be so helpful, they just bring on more trouble.
The setup is Rabbit gets mouse’s plane stuck in a tree. Rabbit has an idea to get it out. The nephew loved this silly tale. He gave it 4 stars. We were both laughing at the story. It’s cute. My niece didn’t read it.
Pictures were awesome! The story, however, can't even be called a story.
Read 5/7/2015
Adorable story about a rabbit who is always in trouble and how he uses the other animals to help get his plane out of a tree
Adorable story about a rabbit who is always in trouble and how he uses the other animals to help get his plane out of a tree