My Friend Called Rabbitt

Title: My Friend Rabbit

Author : Eric Rohmann

Publisher: Roaring Book Press

Date: 2002

Number of pages: 30

Reading Level: Ages 4-8

Genre: Fantasy

Summary: The theme in this children's book is working together to solve issues. The protagonist is Rabbit, who accidentally gets his mouse friend's plane stuck in a tree one afternoon. Through humorous teamwork, they bring together many other animals and stack them one on top of another in hopes to reach the plane high up in the tree. Their efforts pay off as they work together to reach the plane. But no matter where Rabbit goes, trouble seems to follow.

My Reaction:  I thought this book was fantastic. The pictures work really well with the text to help portray the value and importance of working together. I think it's great of children to see that working together can accomplish the impossible. Sometimes the most observant learning for children comes from that of seeing a hero of a story do something right. Rabbit fixing the problem he created is a great example and helps the reader look up to the protagonist.

Potential problems: I did not come across any problems.


Recommendations: I would recommend this picture book for younger children learning to read. It makes for a great bedtime story, or kindergarten read.