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When Mouse's airplane gets stuck in a tree, Rabbit enlists the help of all the neighborhood animals--large and small--to help get it out.
Eric Rohmann's tale of toys, trouble, and friendship is illustrated with robust, expressive hand-colored prints--perfect for board book.
Review:
"Rohmann tells most of the story through bold, expressive relief prints....This gentle lesson in patience and loyalty, balanced on the back of a hilarious set of illustrations, will leave young readers clamoring for repeat readings." Publishers Weekly
Review:
"[A] smart, sassy object lesson....The fun of this is in the spacing and sequencing of the heavily ink-outlined drawings....Tremendous physical humor delivers a gentle lesson about accepting friends as they are." Connie Fletcher, Booklist
Review:
"The double-page, hand-colored relief prints with heavy black outlines are magnificent, and children will enjoy the comically expressive pictures of the animals before and after their attempt to extract the plane. The text is minimal; it's the illustrations that are the draw here." School Library Journal
Review:
"I smiled, then giggled and laughed out loud at this creative picture book from talented Eric Rohmann. As each boldly illustrated page unfolds, you follow rabbit on a hilarious adventure. Kids will shout 'Read it again, read it again!'" Jonatha Foli, BookSense.com
Synopsis:
When Mouse lets his best friend, Rabbit, play with his brand-new airplane, trouble isn't far behind.
savannah1975, December 6, 2007 (view all comments by savannah1975)
I have really enjoyed reading this book and at the moment I am printing off ways to incorporate this book into my classroom and what questions to ask kids. Rohmann is a great writer and the colorful pictures make it even more exciting and attention keeping, for all those little minds that like to wonder. I hope to read more of Rohmann's work and incorporate them into my classroom too.
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"Review"
by Publishers Weekly,
"Rohmann tells most of the story through bold, expressive relief prints....This gentle lesson in patience and loyalty, balanced on the back of a hilarious set of illustrations, will leave young readers clamoring for repeat readings."
"Review"
by Connie Fletcher, Booklist,
"[A] smart, sassy object lesson....The fun of this is in the spacing and sequencing of the heavily ink-outlined drawings....Tremendous physical humor delivers a gentle lesson about accepting friends as they are."
"Review"
by School Library Journal,
"The double-page, hand-colored relief prints with heavy black outlines are magnificent, and children will enjoy the comically expressive pictures of the animals before and after their attempt to extract the plane. The text is minimal; it's the illustrations that are the draw here."
"Review"
by Jonatha Foli, BookSense.com,
"I smiled, then giggled and laughed out loud at this creative picture book from talented Eric Rohmann. As each boldly illustrated page unfolds, you follow rabbit on a hilarious adventure. Kids will shout 'Read it again, read it again!'"
"Synopsis"
by Netread,
When Mouse lets his best friend, Rabbit, play with his brand-new airplane, trouble isn't far behind.
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