Ellie SandallCritiques

Perfect Bunny Book. Great Illustrations and Pacing.

Used in Storytime - 3/15/18

calm bedtime story

Sandall's dancing bunny kits return to play hide and seek with their fox friend. Readers may catch a glimpse of the fox on each spread as they count various creatures of forest and field during the bunnies' whimsical quest. High-contrast pencil and watercolor pictures offer engaging shifts in perspective and charming details. Simple rhymes invite reader participation by withholding some details and inviting a dramatic pause before the number ("We've spotted something in the tree. Everybunny count to three!")

My inner stickler really wants to unleash a red pen on some of the punctuation. The title refrain, for example, I wish they had made Everybunny, Count! (Compare Go, Dog. Go!) My inner stickler concedes it's not a dealbreaker.

Song pairings: "Sleeping bunnies," "Bunnies on the bus," "Two for tea"

fox just wants to dance ... with bunnies

great story, without that many different words

A bird starts out singing alone and shortly after bird after bird joins him in the tree. As they all come in different colors singging a beautiful tune, one colorful bird comes and tries to take over and be the lead of the pack.
source: online
age:3-4

Point out the butterfly!