Title: My Friend Rabbit
Author: Eric Rohmann
Illustrator: Eric Rohmann
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Copyright: 2002
Pages: 30
Genre/Category: Picture Book
I chose this book because it tells a good story using mostly pictures rather than text. This book is about a rabbit who means well, but is always getting into trouble. Rabbit gets his toy plane stuck in a tree. As his friend mouse watches, Rabbit proceeds to carry a bunch of animals, from small to large, and stack them on top of each other. By the end, Rabbit manages to retrieve his plane, but all of the other animals fall down and are mad at him.
The illustrations in this book are hand-colored relief prints. The characters are outlined in heavy black. In this book, the backgrounds are kept simple. The sky is blue and the grass is green. The characters take center stage by being bright and standing out against the simple background. The characters are drawn realistically.
This is a great book for all ages. It is simple enough for younger children, but the story doesn't feel dumbed down for older children. This book would be great to prompt students to think about themselves and if they tend to get in trouble a lot. Since the text is kept to a minimum, the students could use the pictures to predict what will happen on the next page. I think this would make a great read-aloud book or a book that younger students could read independently. This book is a Caldecott Medal winner.
I chose this book because it tells a good story using mostly pictures rather than text. This book is about a rabbit who means well, but is always getting into trouble. Rabbit gets his toy plane stuck in a tree. As his friend mouse watches, Rabbit proceeds to carry a bunch of animals, from small to large, and stack them on top of each other. By the end, Rabbit manages to retrieve his plane, but all of the other animals fall down and are mad at him.
The illustrations in this book are hand-colored relief prints. The characters are outlined in heavy black. In this book, the backgrounds are kept simple. The sky is blue and the grass is green. The characters take center stage by being bright and standing out against the simple background. The characters are drawn realistically.
This is a great book for all ages. It is simple enough for younger children, but the story doesn't feel dumbed down for older children. This book would be great to prompt students to think about themselves and if they tend to get in trouble a lot. Since the text is kept to a minimum, the students could use the pictures to predict what will happen on the next page. I think this would make a great read-aloud book or a book that younger students could read independently. This book is a Caldecott Medal winner.
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