by Ellie Sandall ; illustrated by Ellie Sandall ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 5, 2019
Youngsters of the human, as well as lapine and vulpine, variety will enjoy this nighttime treat.
A bevy of bunnies blissfully bounces into bedtime business.
Defying the usual scenario in books of this type, little ones cheerfully prepare for slumber without complaint or hint of duplicitous delay. When called inside from playtime by their mom, the chubby bunnies obediently hop to necessary nighttime routines: donning pajamas; washing; brushing teeth; and, naturally, cleaning paws, combing tails, and trimming claws. Then it’s time for hugs before settling down. But what’s this? A “bushy, orange tail” reveals a sleepytime stowaway. Why, it’s a giggly fox, adorned in “bunny ears and bunny socks.” And there’s more—a whole family of pj’s–clad fox cubs waits with their mom outside the warren. An invitation to join a charming, interspecies bedtime-story session ensues, with the mother rabbit doing the reading honors. Afterward, each mother tucks in with her respective adorable brood, and off to dreamland all go. This cute British import, narrated in lilting verse, should usher readers/listeners to a happy, stress-free sleep. Emphatic expressions (“EVERYBUNNY IN!”; “EVERYBUNNY WASH!”; “A FOX!”) are dramatically incorporated into the artwork on two-page spreads set in faux-handwritten all-caps. The expressive, child-appealing illustrations propel the action well, and the foxes are supremely unthreatening. Endpapers capture snoozing families.
Youngsters of the human, as well as lapine and vulpine, variety will enjoy this nighttime treat. (Picture book. 3-6)Pub Date: Feb. 5, 2019
ISBN: 978-1-5344-4004-3
Page Count: 32
Publisher: McElderry
Review Posted Online: Oct. 27, 2018
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Nov. 15, 2018
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by Carin Bramsen & illustrated by Carin Bramsen ‧ RELEASE DATE: Jan. 22, 2013
A sweet, tender and charming experience to read aloud or together.
A clueless duckling tries to make a new friend.
He is confused by this peculiar-looking duck, who has a long tail, doesn’t waddle and likes to be alone. No matter how explicitly the creature denies he is a duck and announces that he is a cat, the duckling refuses to acknowledge the facts. When this creature expresses complete lack of interest in playing puddle stomp, the little ducking goes off and plays on his own. But the cat is not without remorse for rejecting an offered friendship. Of course it all ends happily, with the two new friends enjoying each other’s company. Bramsen employs brief sentences and the simplest of rhymes to tell this slight tale. The two heroes are meticulously drawn with endearing, expressive faces and body language, and their feathers and fur appear textured and touchable. Even the detailed tree bark and grass seem three-dimensional. There are single- and double-page spreads, panels surrounded by white space and circular and oval frames, all in a variety of eye-pleasing juxtapositions. While the initial appeal is solidly visual, young readers will get the gentle message that friendship is not something to take for granted but is to be embraced with open arms—or paws and webbed feet.
A sweet, tender and charming experience to read aloud or together. (Picture book. 3-6)Pub Date: Jan. 22, 2013
ISBN: 978-0-375-86990-7
Page Count: 40
Publisher: Random House
Review Posted Online: Nov. 13, 2012
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Dec. 1, 2012
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by Sam McBratney ; illustrated by Anita Jeram ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 29, 2020
Readers are likely to love it to the moon and back.
Little Nutbrown Hare ventures out into the wide world and comes back with a new companion in this sequel to Guess How Much I Love You (1994).
Big Nutbrown Hare is too busy, so after asking permission, Little Nutbrown Hare scampers off over the rolling meadow to play by himself. After discovering that neither his shadow nor his reflection make satisfactory playmates (“You’re only another me!”), Little Nutbrown comes to Cloudy Mountain…and meets “Someone real!” It’s a white bunny who introduces herself as Tipps. But a wonderful round of digging and building and chasing about reaches an unexpected end with a game of hide-and-seek, because both hares hide! After waiting a long time to be found, Little Nutbrown Hare hops on home in disappointment, wondering whether he’ll ever see Tipps again. As it turns out, it doesn’t take long to find out, since she has followed him. “Now, where on earth did she come from?” wonders Big Nutbrown. “Her name is Tipps,” Little Nutbrown proudly replies, “and she’s my friend.” Jeram’s spacious, pale-toned, naturalistic outdoor scenes create a properly idyllic setting for this cozy development in a tender child-caregiver relationship—which hasn’t lost a bit of its appealing intimacy in the more than 25 years since its first appearance. As in the first, Big Nutbrown Hare is ungendered, facilitating pleasingly flexible readings.
Readers are likely to love it to the moon and back. (Picture book. 3-5)Pub Date: Sept. 29, 2020
ISBN: 978-1-5362-1747-6
Page Count: 32
Publisher: Candlewick
Review Posted Online: June 29, 2020
Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 15, 2020
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