try something new - make a salad! ( )

A Black Belt Bunny with impressive martial arts skills resists learning to make a salad in this fun little picture-book from author Jacky Davis, co-creator of the popular Ladybug Girl series, and illustrator Jay Fleck. The narrator has to coach the bunny into the task, but once he gets going, he's a real wizz!

Although I can't say that I had a particularly strong reaction to Black Belt Bunny, either good or bad, I do think many young children will appreciate the humor of the cajoling text, in which the narrator addresses the leporine hero directly. Whether they will consequently take to salads and veggies, if they were hitherto reluctant to do so, is another matter. Recommended to young children who like stories about bunnies, and/or martial arts and ninjas, and to parents looking for picture-books about eating a healthy array of vegetables. ( )