Title: My Friend Rabbit
Author: Eric Rohmann
Genre: Animals / Friendship / Humor
Year Published: 2002
Year Read: 2016
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Source: Library
Content Rating: Ages 4+ (Nothing Objectionable)
Buy on: Amazon // Book Depository
Now I will admit. I
never knew that there was a TV series based on this book until just recently (I
guess it is because I just read this book recently). But despite not knowing about that, “My Friend Rabbit” is a children’s book
that is written and illustrated by Eric
Rohmann and it has won the Caldecott
Medal award and this is seriously one children’s book that I had enjoyed
immensely!
Mouse’s best friend is Rabbit and they usually play
together, especially with Mouse’s special toy airplane. Unfortunately, Rabbit has a tendency to get
himself in trouble and when he plays with Mouse’s toy airplane and gets it
stuck in a tree, Rabbit of course, has a plan to get the airplane out of the
tree. So, Rabbit gathers up various animals
in the forest which included an elephant, a rhinoceros, a hippopotamus, a bear,
an alligator and many more animals in order to have the animals stand on each
other to make a ladder and have mouse climb on the animals to reach his
airplane.
Will this plan work or will it cause more problems for everyone?
Read this book to find out!
Wow! This
book was simply cute, hilarious and amazing all at the same time and I am so
glad that I had the honor to check this book out! Eric
Rohmann’s writing is witty and cute, even though there were not that many
words on each page. I loved the hilarious
moments in this book where Rabbit ends up causing trouble for everyone when he
tries to help out his friend Mouse as his tactics such as stacking various
animals on top of each other to create a ladder was downright exaggerated to
see! I also loved the fact that Mouse was still
willing to defend Rabbit throughout the story despite Rabbit making so many
mistakes as it shows how strong their friendship is and how Mouse accepts
Rabbit for who he is no matter what. Eric Rohmann’s artwork is also
something that should be desired as the characters are drawn in bold and sharp
edged lines that really bring out so much uniqueness to the story and I loved
the way that Rabbit and Mouse are drawn in an extremely cute way on each page.
Overall, “My
Friend Rabbit” is a truly fantastic book that children who want to learn
more about the power of friendship should definitely check out and this book
will remain a favorite among children and parents for many years to come!
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