My+Friend+Rabbit



Reading Level: Age 4-6 Hardcover: 31 pages Publisher: Roaring Book Press Hardcover: 17.95 Language: English ISBN 0-7613-1535-7 Eric Rohmann was born in Chicago in 1957; he is an American author and illustrator of children’s literature. He graduated from Illinois State University and Arizona State University. He has won a Caldecott medal in 2003 for “My Friend Rabbit” and a Caldecott Honor Award for his book “The Times” in 2005. He has illustrated or authored 8 children’s books. “My Friend Rabbit” is a story about Mouse’s friend Rabbit and how Rabbit tries to help Mouse retrieve his airplane after it is stuck in a tree. Try as Rabbit might he always seems to get into trouble or mess up and get into more trouble. “My Friends Rabbit” is an adorable tale of Rabbit and Mouse and Rabbit’s attempts to help Mouse. This book will keep the audience engaged with its funny situations and colorful pictures. It also presents children with a situation that they may be familiar with if they have had friends over to play and have gotten in trouble. The literary element that is most prevalent in this book is the illustrations. They are aesthetically pleasing and allow children to explain what they are. (I.e. they can identify an elephant, hippopotamus, etc.) These illustrations also help to keep children focused and involved in the story. These visuals are also developmentally appropriate as they are large and colorful. By creating such wonderful drawings Rohmann helps us to keep students interested in the story and helps them to begin to love reading.
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